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The two-seat AH-64 Apache was on a routine training flight when it was reported down in a wooded area about 2 p.m., the Mississippi National Guard said in a statement.
Two Mississippi National Guardsmen were killed Friday in a military helicopter crash that is under investigation, the Mississippi National Guard said in a news release. The National Guard AH-64 ...
The news comes after two AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes in just two weeks, one of which was fatal. Army National Guard halts helicopter flights after 2 crashes, 1 fatal Skip to main content
An AH-64 Apache from the U.S. Army's 101st Aviation Regiment in Iraq On 27 April 2023, two AH-64 Apache helicopters belonging to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment , at Fort Wainwright , collided near Healy , Alaska , approximately 80 miles (130 kilometres) south of Fairbanks , when returning from an exercise ...
This is a list of aircraft shootdowns, dogfights and other incidents during wars since World War II.An aircraft shootdown occurs when an aircraft is struck by a projectile launched or fired from another aircraft or from the ground (anti-aircraft warfare) which causes the targeted aircraft to lose its ability to continue flying normally, and then subsequently crashing into land or sea, often ...
The two pilots were captured and shown on television along with the helicopter. [5] Pentagon officials stated the captured Apache was destroyed via airstrike the following day, [6] [7] Iraqi officials claimed a farmer named Ali Ubaid Mankash with a czech-made Brno rifle shot down the Apache. After the invasion, the farmer denied any involvement.
A fighter jet pilot flew a helicopter without adequate training, a FOX 13 report stated. It crashed, and the colonel sustained "serious" injuries.
28 July – An Iraqi military Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in a sandstorm. All five crew-members are killed. [10]17 April – A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, 95–26648, belonging to the 3-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade crashes on infill about 12 miles (19 km) north of Tikrit while executing an 8 ship air assault at night. 1 U.S. service member killed and 3 crew ...