The helicopter rose from behind the cupola of St.

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Capt Pete Barnes, 50, a father-of-two from near Reading, was killed when his helicopter clipped a crane on The Tower, St George Wharf on 16 January.

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James Whipps, a CNN producer, said the helicopter wreckage appeared to have landed on two cars by St.

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In Enniskillen, St Patrick had an eventful arrival - landing on an island by helicopter before being captured by Vikings who brought him ashore on their long ship.

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Benedict's dramatic departure that day flying by helicopter from the helipad in the Vatican gardens with his weeping secretary by his side and circling St.

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