SCHOOL pupils were in a whirl of excitement when the Royal Navy dropped in for a chat - in a helicopter.
The Lynx helicopter touched down at St Bede's RC High School, Blackburn, for a presentation on careers for school leavers.
The school's 950 pupils lined up in the school yards to watch flight commander Charles Ashcroft land the aircraft.
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