A CHINOOK helicopter was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Tenbury Wells, an MOD spokesman has confirmed.

The pilot is believed to have spotted a hydraulic fault during a flight at around 5pm last night. The helicopter, which landed in a field, is still being assessed by engineers.

The helicopter was on a routine training mission from RAF Odiham near Basingstoke and was manned by an RAF crew.

An MOD spokesman said the landing was a routine precautionary landing rather than an emergency landing.

She said: "The Chinook experienced problems with the hydraulics and landed in a field. Engineers are currently investigating or assessing the incident and will recover the aircraft as soon as possible. Nobody was injured."

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