British Royal Navy Helicopter Crew Wins Breitling Award for Aviation Heroism

A British Royal Navy Sea King helicopter crew that saved the life of an injured swimmer from a coastal cave has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Breitling Award for Aviation Heroism. The crew, led by Lt. Cdr. Matt Shrimpton, was scrambled on July 2, 2007, as part of a search-and-rescue...

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