On 8 August 2007, the crash of No. 33 Squadron Puma HC.1 "ZA934" left three personnel dead out of twelve on board in Catterick Garrison. The inquest coroner called No. 33 Squadron "a sloppy outfit", that allowed an unqualified crew to operate the helicopter. A recording played at the inquest revealed pilot Dave Sale remarking, "let's scare the shit out of this taxi", before apparently flying above a taxi, an incident that happened two hours prior to the crash, during the same flight. A court-martial of the co-pilot stated that "the officers on this board are shocked at the lack of professional standards displayed by those responsible for the aircraft." The squadron was deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Telic in 2009.