Footage shows RAF helicopter landing in Sunderland - this is why it was seen flying across the city

Footage shows the impressive Chinook landing in Sunderland as NHS officials visited the Nightingale Hospital North East which is being built in the city.

Construction is ongong to finish the 460-bed hospital which will open near Nissan’s Washington plant.

The Nightingale Hospital North East is on track to open at the end of April – but will only start taking patients if the region’s hospitals are unable to cope with a potential surge of Covid-19 cases which require hospital treatment.

Footage, provided by Sunderland City Council, shows the impressive RAF Chinook landing in Sunderland where NHS officials were then transported from the landing site to the nearby hospital.

The building, which now houses the hospital, will eventually become home to the Centre of Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing (CeSAM).

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