Did MoD chopper buzz sunbathing au pair?
An Eastbourne couple has claimed in London’s High Court that a Ministry of Defence (MoD) helicopter wrecked their award-winning conservatory while the crew attempted to “communicate” with a sunbathing au pair. According to the Telegraph, Barry and Anna George’s glass outhouse at The Old Stables in Mead Street – which “won an architectural prize following its completion in 2000, and includes a 23ft glass atrium” – allegedly suffered “massive damage to the glass roof” when the 75ft-long, 14-ton Merlin chopper hovered over the structure at “500ft or less” on 23 July 2004.
