When the King had to land his Royal Navy helicopter in a field by M5

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In 1974, during his time stationed at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, the then Prince of Wales was flying a military helicopter and made a forced landing into a field full of potatoes.

It is said that when King Charles was flying a Westland Wessex Mk 5 helicopter, one of the engines failed and he made an emergency landing, before being whisked away by another helicopter waiting on standby.

A former member of the 707 Naval Air Squadron recalls the moment King Charles' helicopter had a "serious loss of power" as he approached the M5 motorway.

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When the King had to land his Royal Navy helicopter in a field by M5

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