Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage to a Sussex mansion was allegedly caused by the crew of a Ministry of Defence helicopter, a British court heard on Thursday.

The crew apparently broke low-flying rules in order to 'communicate' with a sun-bathing au pair.

The downdraft caused by the fourteen tonne Merlin as it hovered at less than 500 feet caused extensive damage to a conservatory. Barry and Anna George, owners of the mansion and employers of the au pair, are claiming £250,000 in damages for what Judge Jonathan Foster, QC, described as an "alleged frolic."

These people obviously don't realize how difficult it is to find reliable au pairs nowadays.

The Times