UK Iraq death toll to date
The deaths of four servicemen and a woman in a helicopter crash in Basra in Iraq takes the number of British service personnel who have died since the start of hostilities to 109.
Of those, 85 have been killed in action. The rest died in accidents or of natural causes, illness, remain unexplained, or are still under investigation.
A further casualty, Acting Chief Petty Officer Simon Roger Owen, 38, died of natural causes aboard HMS Chatham on December 17 last year while on patrol in the Gulf. HMS Chatham was not assigned to Operation Telic - the name given to the British operation in Iraq.
Here is the full list:
2003
MARCH 21
Eight British servicemen died when the US Sea Knight helicopter they were aboard crashed south of the Kuwait border, just after midnight.
They included five Royal Marines, plus two soldiers and a naval rating serving with the 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery battery in Poole, Dorset.
:: Captain Philip Guy, 29, from Bishopdale, North Yorkshire. Married with two children.
:: Naval Rating Ian Seymour, an operator mechanic (communications) second class, of Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset. Married with one son.
:: Warrant Officer Second Class Mark Stratford, 39, Royal Marines.
:: Marine Sholto "Sonic" Hedenskog, 25, from South Africa.
:: Lance Bombardier Llywelyn "Welly" Evans, 24, of Llandudno, north Wales. Engaged to be married to Rebecca Williams. His younger brother was serving in the same unit.
:: Colour Sgt John Cecil, 36, of Plymouth, Devon. Originally from Newcastle upon Tyne. Married to Wendy with one daughter, Paige, and two stepchildren.
:: Major Jason Ward, 34, from the Plymouth area.
:: Sergeant Les Hehir, 34, of Poole, Dorset. Married with two sons.
MARCH 22
Six British servicemen died when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided over the northern Arabian Gulf at around 1.30am.
:: Lt Philip Green, 31.
:: Lt Tony King, 35, of Helston, Cornwall. Married to Sarah with two children, Molly, then four and David, then five. He grew up in North Somerset and was awarded a posthumous Mention in Despatches in the Operational Honours in October 2003.
:: Lt James Williams, 28, from Falmouth, Cornwall - originally from Winchester. He was engaged to be married to Sarah who he met at Liverpool University.
:: Lt Philip West, 32, of Budock Water, near Falmouth, Cornwall. He was due to be married to Nicky, who works as a nurse at Treliske hospital, in August 2003. He attended Salford University.
:: Lt Marc Lawrence, 26, from Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, and was educated at Chatham House Grammar School and the University of Plymouth. In 2002, Marc became engaged to Elaine Cleaver, also from Kent. They planned to marry in 2004 and make their home in Cornwall.
:: Lt Andrew Wilson, 36, from Exeter. Married to Sarah.
All were based at the Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, near Helston, Cornwall.
MARCH 23
An RAF GR4 Tornado aircraft from RAF Marham, Norfolk, which was returning from an operational mission, was engaged near the Kuwaiti border by a Patriot missile battery.
:: Flight Lt Kevin Main, a pilot.
:: Flight Lt Dave Williams, a navigator. Both were of 9 Squadron.
Also on the same day two British soldiers were killed in an attack on British military vehicles in southern Iraq.
:: Sapper Luke Allsopp, 24, of north London. Girlfriend was Katy.
:: Staff Sergeant Simon Cullingworth, 36, from Essex. Married to Allison with two young sons.
Both were members of 33 (EOD) Engineer Regiment, a specialist bomb disposal unit of the Royal Engineers, based at Carver Barracks, Wimbish, Essex.
MARCH 24
:: Sergeant Steven Roberts, 33, was killed in action near Al Zubayr near Basra. The soldier of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment was shot trying to calm a civil disturbance.
He was from Bradford, West Yorkshire, married to Samantha, and had a child from a previous marriage. He was raised in Cornwall. Samantha branded defence secretary Geoff Hoon a "disgrace" after the death of her husband, who was shot by friendly fire hours after being told to hand over his flak jacket to another soldier.
:: Lance Corporal Barry "Baz" Stephen, of the 1st Battalion The Black Watch was killed in action near Al Zubayr. Married, 31, from Perth. Lce Cpl Stephen was awarded a posthumous Mention in Despatches in the Operational Honours in October 2003.
MARCH 25
Two British soldiers were killed in a "friendly fire" incident west of Basra. They were part of a four-man crew of a Challenger 2 Main Battle tank and mistakenly fired upon by comrades in another tank.
:: Corporal Stephen John Allbutt, 35, from Stoke-on-Trent. Married to Debbi with two young sons, Joshua and Connor.
:: Trooper David Jeffrey Clarke, 19, from Littleworth, Staffordshire. Was planning to get engaged to girlfriend Rachel. His family spread his ashes with those of his nan, who died while he was on duty.
MARCH 28
A US A-10 tankbuster aircraft is reported to have fired on two armoured vehicles containing soldiers from the Household Cavalry Regiment, part of 16 Air Assault Brigade.
:: Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull, 25, of The Blues & Royals, Household Cavalry Regiment, from Windsor, was killed in the "friendly fire" incident. He was married to Susan and died three days before his 26th birthday.
MARCH 30
:: Royal Marine Christopher Maddison, 24, was killed when a river launch was ambushed on the Al Faw peninsula south of Basra. Marine Maddison was a member of Plymouth-based 9 Assault Squadron.
:: Lance Corporal Shaun Brierley, 28, with the 212 Signals Squadron, was killed in a crash in Kuwait. His family live in West Yorkshire and he had one son, aged three at the time of his father's death.
:: Major Stephen Alexis Ballard, 33, of 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines, died of natural causes. Married to Lucy and expecting first child. The couple were form Swindon.
MARCH 31
:: Staff Sergeant Chris Muir, 32, with the Army School of Ammunition, Royal Logistic Corps, based at Kineton, Warwickshire, died during an operation to dismantle munitions in southern Iraq. He was married to Gillian and the couple had a son, Ben. The family was from Romsey, Hampshire.
APRIL 1
Several members of the Household Cavalry Regiment were hurt when their light armoured vehicle slid down a crumbling bank and overturned.
:: Lance Corporal Karl Shearer was killed in the accident. He was travelling in a Scimitar armed reconnaissance vehicle which was on its way to relieve another troop when the accident happened. He was married to Suzie, with one daughter.
APRIL 6
Three soldiers were killed as allied troops swept into Basra.
:: Kelan John Turrington, 18, from the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. He was awarded a posthumous Mention in Despatches in the Operational Honours of October 2003.
:: Lance Corporal Ian Malone, of Dublin, 28, a member of the 1st Battalion the Irish Guards.
:: Piper Christopher Muzvuru, 21, of the 1st Battalion the Irish Guards. He was born in Zimbabwe.
APRIL 22
:: Lt Alexander Tweedie, 25, was hurt in the accident which killed Lance Corporal Karl Shearer when their vehicle overturned on April 1 in southern Iraq.
Lt Tweedie was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment on April 3 but died from his injuries on April 22. He was serving with the D Squadron of The Blues and Royals Household Cavalry Regiment. He was single and originally from Hawick in the Scottish Borders.
APRIL 30
:: Lance Corporal James McCue, 27, was killed in an explosion in southern Iraq. He was serving with the 7 Air Assault Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME). He was single and from Paisley in Renfrewshire. When he was younger, he represented Scotland as a junior sprinter.
MAY 6
:: Private Andrew Joseph Kelly, 18, was killed in an accident in Iraq. He was serving with the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment. He was single and from Tavistock, Devon.
MAY 8
:: Gunner Duncan Pritchard, 22, died in hospital in the UK after being injured in a traffic accident in Iraq. He was an RAF Regiment Gunner serving with 16 Squadron, based at RAF Honington, Suffolk.
MAY 19
:: Corporal David Shepherd, 34, died from natural causes. He was serving with the Royal Air Force Police in Kuwait.
MAY 22
:: Leonard Harvey, 55, a civilian member of the Defence Fire Service, died in hospital in the UK. He was taken ill while deployed in the Gulf. Divorced with three daughters, Leonie, Naomi and Jennifer, he had served with the Defence Fire Service for 33 years, normally based at Wattisham, Suffolk. He was a lifetime supporter of Ipswich Town FC.
JUNE 24
Six Royal Military Policemen were killed by an Iraqi mob at a police station at Al Majar Al Kabir.
:: Sergeant Simon Alexander Hamilton-Jewell, 41, serving with 156 Provost Company. The Platoon Sergeant of the Parachute Provost Platoon, known as "HJ" he came from Chessington, Surrey, and was single.
:: Corporal Russell Aston, 30, from Swadlincote, Derbyshire, was married to Anna with one daughter. He was the company physical training instructor.
:: Corporal Paul Graham Long, 24, from Colchester, Essex. Cpl Long was serving on his first operational deployment. Married to Gemma and had a 11-month-old son, Benjamin.
:: Corporal Simon Miller, 21, from Washington, Tyne & Wear. Cpl Miller was engaged to be married. He had previously served in the Parachute Regiment.
:: Lance-Corporal Benjamin John McGowan Hyde, 23, from Northallerton, North Yorkshire. L/Cpl McGowan Hyde was single and was on his first operational tour.
:: Lance-Corporal Thomas Richard Keys, 20, from Llanuwchllyn, near Bala in Wales. L/Cpl Keys was single and had previously served with The Parachute Regiment. He was also a physical training instructor who played football in the Army.
JULY 18
:: Captain James Linton, 43, died while serving in southern Iraq with the 40 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. He collapsed and died following a training run at a British base in Al Zubayr. He was married with three children and came from Warminster.
AUGUST 13
:: Private Jason Smith, 32, a Territorial Army soldier, died while serving in southern Iraq. Death was not the result of enemy action and an investigation is ongoing. He was serving with 52nd Lowland Regiment attached to the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers. From Hawick in the Scottish borders, he was unmarried but had a long-term partner.
AUGUST 14
:: Captain David Jones, 29, was killed in a bomb attack on a military ambulance in Basra, southern Iraq. He came from Louth, Lincolnshire, and had been married for just over a year to Isobel. A Sandhurst graduate, he had been working on civil-military co-operation projects in Basra to reconstruct the city.
AUGUST 23
Three soldiers from the Royal Military Police were killed after an ambush on a military vehicle by gunmen in Basra.
:: Major Matthew Titchener, 32, of 150 Provost Company. He was married to Raqual with a son, Matheson, and came from Southport, Merseyside. Raqual gave birth to their second child after his death.
:: Warrant Officer Colin Wall, 34, from Crawleyside, County Durham and of 150 Provost Company. He was married to Trish for almost eight years with an 11- month-old son, Alexander. Colin also has two other children from a previous marriage - a daughter Lauren, 12, and a son Robert, 10.
:: Corporal Dewi Pritchard, 35, a Territorial Army soldier serving with 116 Provost Company. He was married to Tracey, and had a daughter Kira aged six, and son Ethan aged one. The family came from Bridgend.
AUGUST 27
:: Fusilier Russell Beeston, 26, was killed after an army convoy was confronted by two mobs of Iraqi civilians and a firefight began at Ali As Sharqi.
Fusilier Beeston, 26, was a Territorial Army soldier in 52nd Lowland Regiment (Volunteers), serving attached to the 1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers in Iraq. He was married and came from Govan in Glasgow.
SEPTEMBER 23
A Territorial Army soldier died in an incident involving a firearm while serving at Shaibah near Basra. His death was not the result of enemy action.
:: Sergeant John Nightingale, of 217 Transport Squadron, part of 150 Regiment (Volunteers) of the Royal Logistic Corps. Engaged to Lucy, a Non-Commissioned Officer in the Royal Air Force, he was aged 32, came from Leeds and worked in the electronics industry. He was born in Harrogate.
OCTOBER 31
A Royal Marines NCO was killed by hostile fire during an operation in Iraq.
:: Corporal Ian Plank, Royal Marines. Aged 31 and came from Poole.
NOVEMBER 6
A British serviceman was killed in a road traffic accident in Basra.
:: Private Ryan Thomas, 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Wales. Aged 18, from Resolven, near Neath in Glamorgan.
2004
JANUARY 1
Two British soldiers were killed in a road traffic accident in Baghdad in the early hours.
:: Major James Stenner, Welsh Guards. Married, 30, from Monmouthshire.
:: Sergeant Norman Patterson, Cheshire Regiment. Single, 28, from Staffordshire.
JANUARY 7
A British serviceman died following an incident on a training range near Basra. An investigation was launched into his death.
:: Lance Corporal Andrew James Craw, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Single, 21, from Clackmannanshire.
JANUARY 21
A soldier was killed in a road accident at Al Amarah.
:: Rifleman Vincent Calvin Windsor, 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets. Aged 23, he came from Oxfordshire and had a German fiancee.
JANUARY 31
A soldier died in an accident in Basra.
:: Sapper Robert Thomson, Royal Engineers. Unmarried, 22, from West Lothian.
FEBRUARY 12
A soldier died in a vehicle accident at Shaibah Logistics Base in southern Iraq.
:: Corporal Richard Thomas David Ivell, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. Married with three children, 29, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
JUNE 28
A soldier was killed, and two injured, in an improvised explosive device attack on British vehicles in Basra.
:: Fusilier Gordon Gentle, 19, from Glasgow, of Royal Highland Fusiliers. He was single.
JULY 19
An airman was killed when an RAF Puma helicopter was involved in an accident at Basra airport.
:: Flight Lieutenant Kristian Gover, aged 30 and unmarried, of 33 Squadron RAF. Based at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire.
AUGUST 4
A soldier died in an accident at Al Amarah.
:: Private Christopher Gordon Rayment, 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment, aged 22. He was single and from London.
AUGUST 9
A soldier was killed and several others injured in an attack on British vehicles in Basra.
:: Private Lee O'Callaghan, Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment. He was 20 and from south London.
AUGUST 12
A soldier was killed and another seriously injured by an improvised explosive device attack at Basra.
:: Private Marc Ferns, The Black Watch. He was 21, single, and from Glenrothes in Fife.
AUGUST 17
A soldier was killed in an exchange of fire with insurgents in Basra.
:: Lance Corporal Paul Thomas, The Light Infantry. Aged 29, he was single and from Welshpool.
SEPTEMBER 10
A soldier died in an traffic accident near Al Amarah.
:: Fusilier Stephen Jones, The Royal Welch Fusiliers. He was 22, married, and from Denbigh.
SEPTEMBER 28
Two soldiers died after the ambush of a military convoy south west of Basra. They were escorting a visit to a new housing project.
:: Corporal `Spud' Marc Taylor, served with the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. He was 27, married with a daughter and from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. His wife Olivia was expecting their second child.
:: Gunner David Lawrence, 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, was aged 25 and came from Walsall, West Midlands. He was known as `Loz'.
OCTOBER 29
A Black Watch soldier was killed following a vehicle accident in the North Babil Province in Iraq. The incident did not involve hostile action.
:: Private Kevin Thomas McHale, 1st Battalion The Black Watch, aged 27, was single and came from Lochgelly, Fife.
OCTOBER 31
:: Staff Sergeant Denise Michelle Rose, of the Royal Military Police's Special Investigation Branch, was found dead at a military camp in Basra - the first British female soldier to die in Iraq since the campaign began.
The 34-year-old from Liverpool was discovered dead from a gunshot wound at the Army base in the Shatt-al-Arab Hotel. The MoD said the incident is not thought to have been the result of hostile action.
NOVEMBER 4
Three soldiers of the Black Watch killed in a suicide attack in Iraq.
:: Private Paul Lowe, 19, single and from Fife.
:: Sergeant Stuart Gray, 31, was married with two children, and came from Dunfermline, Fife. Sergeant Gray was educated at Pitcorthie Primary School and Woodmill High School. He was married to Wendy and had two children, Kirstin and Darren.
:: Private Scott McArdle, 22, from Fife, was also killed in a blast at a vehicle checkpoint.
NOVEMBER 8
A Black Watch soldier is killed in a roadside bombing in Iraq, north of the regiment's base at Camp Dogwood.
:: Private Pita Tukatukawaqa of the 1st Battalion The Black Watch died when his Warrior armoured vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. The 27-year-old was married and came from Fiji.
DECEMBER 17
:: Acting Chief Petty Officer Simon Owen aboard HMS Chatham died while on patrol in the Gulf. The married 38-year-old from Plymouth was thought to have died from natural causes.
DECEMBER 26
A soldier was found dead from a gunshot wound at Shaibah Logistic Base.
:: Sergeant Paul Connolly, 33, is not thought to have died in suspicious circumstances. Nicknamed Billy, he served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to 21 Engineer Regiment of the Royal Engineers. He came from Crawley in West Sussex, and was separated, with three children.
2005
JANUARY 30
Ten personnel - nine from the Royal Air Force and one from the Army - killed when a RAF Hercules crashed 30 kilometres north west of Baghdad
:: Squadron Leader Patrick Marshall, 39, Headquarters Strike Command.
During his time at Royal Air Force High Wycombe he lived in the local area and had recently announced that he was engaged.
:: Flight Lieutenants David Stead, 35, of 47 Squadron, RAF Lyneham. He was married to Michelle, lived in Yorkshire, and had two daughters, Holly and Amelia.
:: Andrew `Smudge' Smith, 25, of 47 Squadron, RAF Lyneham. He was born in Doncaster, West Yorkshire, and studied at Lancaster University. He was single.
:: Paul Pardoel, 35, of 47 Squadron, RAF Lyneham, was born in Melbourne, Australia, He was married to Kellie with three children, Jordie, Jackson and India.
:: Master Engineer Gary Nicholson, Chief Technician Richard Brown and Flight Sergeant Mark Gibson, 47 Squadron, RAF Lyneham. Born in Hull, he was aged 47 and divorced with two sons.
:: Sergeant Robert O'Connor, 38, single, RAF Lyneham.
:: Corporal David Williams, of RAF Lyneham, was married with three young children. Aged 37, he was a Survival Equipment Fitter serving with the Engineering Wing at RAF Lyneham
:: Acting Lance Corporal Steven Jones, Royal Signals, was aged 25 and from Fareham, Hampshire. He was single.
MARCH 28
A British soldier of the Tyne-Tees Regiment was found dead in his accommodation at Basra.
:: An investigation into the death of Private Mark Dobson, 41, was launched but his death was not thought to have been the result of hostile action. He was aged 41 and came from County Durham.
MAY 2
The death of a soldier from 1st Battalion The Coldstream Guards announced.
:: Guardsman Anthony John Wakefield, 1st Battalion The Coldstream Guards, died during the early hours of May 2 as a result of wounds sustained during a routine patrol in Al Amarah, Iraq. He was a 24-year-old married father-of-three from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
MAY 29
:: Lance Corporal Brackenbury, 21, from East Yorkshire, died after an explosion in Amarah, north of Basra, which Iraqi police say was caused by a roadside bomb. The soldier, who was serving with the King's Royal Hussars in A Squadron, was in a military convoy passing nearby. He was survived by his father Stephen, mother Janet, brother David, and sister Faye.
JUNE 29
:: Signaller Paul William Didsbury, 18, of the Royal Signals, died after accidentally shooting himself at Basra airport, southern Iraq.
Mr Didsbury, of Blackpool, was serving with the 21st Signal Regiment and died two weeks before his 19th birthday.
JULY 16
Three British soldiers from C Company, the 1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment, died in a roadside bomb blast in the Risaala district of Al Amarah.
:: Second Lieutenant Richard Shearer, 26, was from Nuneaton.
:: Private Phillip Hewett, 21, was from Tamworth.
:: Private Leon Spicer, 26, was also a Tamworth soldier.
SEPTEMBER 5
Two British soldiers from C Company, 2nd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, died when a roadside bomb exploded during a patrol near Az Zubayr, Basra province.
:: Fusilier Donal Anthony Meade, 20, was from Plumstead, south east London. He was born in Plymouth, on the Island of Montserrat.
:: Fusilier Stephen Robert Manning, 22, was from Erith, Kent.
SEPTEMBER 11
A British soldier is killed in what is believed to be a roadside bomb explosion near his convoy in Basra. Three other British soldiers, also travelling in the vehicle, were seriously injured and were taken to the UK Field Hospital at Shaibah Logistics base .
:: Major Matthew Bacon, 34, from London, was serving as a staff officer with Headquarters Multi National Division South East. He had a girlfriend.
OCTOBER 15
The body of Captain Ken Masters, 40, is discovered in his accommodation in Waterloo Lines, Basra.
The married father-of-two was responsible for the investigation of all in-theatre serious incidents. He had served with the Royal Military Police since 1981.
OCTOBER 18
A soldier is killed in a roadside bomb in Basra, southern Iraq
:: Sergeant Chris Hickey, 30, of 1st Battalion the Coldstream Guards died as a result of his injuries sustained from a bomb which went off at 11.20pm local time. He was married with a son.
NOVEMBER 21
A soldier on routine patrol died as a result of his injuries sustained from a roadside bomb in Basra.
:: Sergeant John Jones, 31, from 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was from Castle Bromwich, Birmingham. He was married to Nickie and father to five-year-old Jack.
2006
JANUARY 30
A soldier is killed after being hit by enemy fire in the Maysan Province, southern Iraq.
:: Lance Corporal Allan Douglas, 22, from Aberdeen, who was serving with the 7th Armoured Brigade, was on his first tour of duty in the region.
He grew up in Northfield, Aberdeen, and attended the Northfield Academy before joining the British Army at the age of 17.
JANUARY 31
A soldier from the 7th Armoured Brigade died in an explosion in Um Qasr, Basra Province. He became the 100th British soldier to die in Iraq-related operations. Three other soldiers were injured, one seriously, in the same incident.
:: Corporal Gordon Alexander Pritchard, 31, of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, was commanding the lead Snatch Land Rover in a three-vehicle convoy when the incident occurred. He was married to Julie-Anne and had three children. The family came from Edinburgh.
FEBRUARY 2
A soldier died in a road accident in Abu Al Khasib, south of Basra, Iraq.
:: Trooper Carl Smith, 23, of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) died in the accident. He was from Kettering, Northants, and had a partner, Karly, and three-year-old son, Lewis.
FEBRUARY 28
Two British soldiers killed and a third injured when a roadside bomb exploded near their patrol at Al Amarah.
:: Captain Richard Holmes and Private Lee Ellis, from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, were attached to the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. Captain Holmes, 28, lived in Winchester, Hampshire with wife Kate. Private Ellis, 23, lived in Wythenshawe, Manchester with fiancee Sarah and daughter Courtney.
APRIL 15
A soldier from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards died of injuries sustained following an attack involving an improvised explosive device in southern Iraq.
:: Lieutenant Richard Palmer, 27, a bachelor, from Ware, Hertfordshire, died after the vehicle he was commanding was caught in an explosion near Ad Dayr.
MAY 6
Five die in a helicopter crash in Basra, southern Iraq.
:: Flight Lieutenant Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill, 32, was the first British servicewoman to die in action. Originally from Canterbury in Kent, she was serving as a Flight Operations Officer based at RAF Benson in south Oxfordshire.
:: Wing Commander John Coxen, from Royal Air Force Benson, was born in 1959. Married, he was originally from Liverpool and joined the RAF in 1983.
:: Lieutenant Commander Darren Chapman, 40, a married father of three, was the Commanding Officer of 847 Naval Air Squadron based at Yeovilton.
:: Lieutenant David Dobson, 27, was serving as a pilot with 847 Naval Air Squadron, based at Yeovilton and was single.
:: Marine Paul Collins, 21, served as an Air Door Gunner with 847 Naval Air Squadron. He was also single and based at Yeovilton.
Lt Commander Chapman was thought to have been piloting the Lynx, and Lt Dobson was his co-pilot. Collins was acting as the gunner on the ill-fated flight, while Wing Commander Coxen and Flight Lt Mulvihill were passengers.
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