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5/9/06

Scotsman.com News - First UK servicewoman dies in Iraq

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First UK servicewoman dies in Iraq

THE first British servicewoman to be killed in action for 20 years was among those who died in the helicopter crash in Iraq at the weekend.Flight Lieutenant Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill, 32, and Wing Commander John Coxen, 46 - the highest-ranking British officer to be killed on active service in Iraq - were passengers in the Lynx helicopter which smashed into a two-storey house in the centre of Basra on Saturday, after it was reportedly hit by a missile or rocket.Also killed were the pilot, Lieutenant Commander Darren Chapman, the co-pilot, Captain David Dobson, and a gunner, Marine Paul Collins. The Ministry of Defence described Flt Lt Mulvihill, as an "ambitious and extremely competent" airwoman. She was on her second operational tour in Iraq. Her husband, Lee, is also in the Royal Air Force. Her parents, Terry and Sue Poole, were informed of their daughter's death while on holiday in Spain. They have returned home.

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