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AWOL Apaches: What’s Causing Rash of US Military Helicopter Mishaps?
from Sputnik News:
The US Army suffered two back-to-back crashes of Apache helicopters this week, with the lost gunships constituting the third and fourth AH-64s lost since February, respectively. What’s behind the rash of mishaps affecting the well-known attack helicopters in peacetime? Sputnik asked US Army vet Earl Rasmussen.
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Two Army Apaches went down during training in the space of 48 hours this week, injuring four pilots.
The first incident took place Monday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State, with two pilots injured after their AH-64 went down during a routine drill. On Wednesday, another Apache, operating out of Fort Carson in Colorado, went down during training, with its pilots taken to a base hospital with minor injuries and quickly discharged.
The accidents are now under investigation, with Fort Carson’s command moving to ground its Apaches until further notice.
