WATCH: Pilot averts major Apache catastrophe in Madhya Pradesh
There was no casualty. All crew and aircraft are safe, IAF said in a tweet, adding that the rectification party reached the site
Apache Attack Helicopter makes emergency landing in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind. Twitter/@neeraj_rajput.
An Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Apache attack helicopter made a precautionary landing in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district on Monday. Air Force officials said that the pilot reportedly noticed a technical fault which led him to land the chopper in a precautionary manoeuvre.
“Due to the presence of mind of the pilot, a major accident was averted,” an IAF official said.
There was no casualty. All crew and aircraft are safe, IAF said in a tweet, adding that the rectification party reached the site.
Precautionary Landing of #Apache attack Helicopter of @IAF_MCC at #Bhind, MP. CoI ordered. All safe. @indiatvnews pic.twitter.com/IyGclog0or
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— Manish Prasad (@manishindiatv) May 29, 2023
The helicopter was on routine operational training, the IAF said in a tweet.
As per reports, the Apache helicopter will be flown out shortly.
#WATCH | An Apache attack helicopter today made a precautionary landing in a field in a village in the Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh.
Visuals of the Apache helicopter and another chopper arriving to provide assistance to the Apache. https://t.co/hCfvqcw14S pic.twitter.com/1aEpBZEt8w
— ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2023
What is the Apache helicopter?
The AH-64 Apache are considered to be the world's most advanced multi-role combat helicopter.
The IAF has a fleet of 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. In 2020, an agreement was signed with Boeing to add six more Apache helicopters into the existing fleet of the Indian Army.
With inputs from agencies
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