USAF helicopter crash: Memorial service for victims
Staff Sgt Afton Ponce, Capt Christopher Stover, Technical Sgt Dale Matthews and Capt Sean Ruane were killed Families of the four US Air Force crew killed when their helicopter crashed in Norfolk are expected to be at a memorial service later.
Capt Christopher Stover, Capt Sean Ruane, Technical Sgt Dale Mathews and Staff Sgt Afton Ponce died in the crash near Cley on 7 January.
They were in an HH-60G Pave Hawk, which was part of 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.
The service at the base is not open to the public.
'Thoughts and prayers'The United States Air Force (USAF) said thousands of people were expected at the service in Hangar 7 with "an overwhelming turnout from the military communities".
A spokesman said: "Your continued thoughts and prayers are appreciated."
An aircraft carrying the bodies of the three men and one woman left RAF Mildenhall earlier this week to return them to the US.
A police cordon around the scene and a road closure on the A149 from Salthouse to Old Woman's Lane is expected to remain in place until Monday.
Norfolk Police has handed the investigation over to the USAF, having said there was no evidence the crash was a criminal matter.
The USAF, supported by the Ministry of Defence, is to lead the investigation into the crash.
The investigation is expected to take several weeks.
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