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After two AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes this month, the Army National Guard's director has mandated that all helicopter units stand down to “review safety policies and procedures.”
Aircraft sank in about 260 feet of water (80 m). Pilot ejected safely and was recovered by Hkp 10 SAR helicopter. The accident was caused by a design flaw in the aircraft's control system, rendering it in a stalled mode after passing another aircraft's vortex. This was the first loss of a Gripen since the type became operational. [261] [262] 22 ...
29 November 2019 – A Saudi Arabian Army Aviation AH-64 Apache was shot down by Houthi rebels using a surface to air missile. A video released by the Houthis clearly shows a surface to air missile fired at a patrolling Apache until the helicopter is hit and crashes in flames. Both pilots died. [104]
The Boeing AH-64 Apache (/ ə ˈ p æ tʃ i / ə-PATCH-ee) is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. Nose-mounted sensors help acquire targets and provide night vision .
Two soldiers were dead at the scene of the crash, and the third died en route to the hospital, the military said. The injured soldier was being treated at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, it said. The ...
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August 13: (2) A US AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed about 20 miles south of Kabul. The crew survived. Another helicopter, a HH-60 was also reported lost the same day. [208] June 12: A MC-130H Combat Talon crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing three of the ten service members aboard. [209] April 11: An AH-64 Apache crash-landed outside of ...
A fighter jet pilot flew a helicopter without adequate training, a FOX 13 report stated. It crashed, and the colonel sustained "serious" injuries.