A RAF Chinook helicopter declares a general emergency while flying at about 2,000 feet near London, according to multiple reports. The emergency is linked to the aircraft broadcasting the universal transponder “7700” squawk code, which indicates an in-flight emergency.
Outlets report the incident occurred on Wednesday night, 7 October, with one specifying a time of about 10:15pm. The helicopter is identified as a Boeing-Vertol CH-47 Chinook. While the coverage largely focuses on the emergency declaration and the “7700” code, the reports do not detail the underlying cause, injuries, or outcome, beyond the aircraft being treated as an emergency in the vicinity of London.
