Helicopter pizza delivery

British military pilot disciplined for delivering pizza by helicopter
at 10:34 on February 8, 2005, EST.


LONDON (AP) - A British military pilot who used an army helicopter to make a pizza delivery has been disciplined, the Ministry of Defence said Tuesday.

The Lynx helicopter was on a map-reading training exercise in eastern England on Jan. 25 when it made a landing in the Stanford area, a Ministry of Defence spokesman said.

"The pilot took it upon himself to basically deliver this pizza," the spokesman said. "He has been made aware that the chain of command doesn't condone his actions and has been disciplined."

He didn't give details of the punishment.

The Sun newspaper reported that the pilot, a lieutenant, was delivering the pizza to his girlfriend, a cadet officer.