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An RAF instructor was killed after the parachute “failed to open” during a training exercise, it was reported.
The Mirror reported that the incident occurred at RAF Weston-on-the-Green in Oxfordshire on Friday.
The maid’s name, age and rank were not disclosed.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense said that the investigation into the incident has now begun.
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“We can confirm that a service member has died in the RAF Weston-on-the-Green,” the spokesperson said.
Our thoughts are with family, friends and colleagues at this time.
“The incident is being investigated and it would not be appropriate to provide further comments at this stage,” he added.
Weston-on-the-Green is used by the RAF to train paratroopers from the Army, Air Force and Royal Navy, the Oxford Mail reports.
The airport, which is also home to the Oxford Gliding Club, is only part-time operated by the RAF.
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