Two US Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters crashed in Alaska, the cause of the incident and the condition of the crew are unknown.
"While returning to base after a training mission, two AH-64 Apache helicopters from the 1st Assault Battalion, 25th Army Aviation Regiment crashed in Alaska," the US Army's 11th Airborne Division said on April 27.
A spokesman for the 11th Division said rescue workers were on the scene, but declined to provide further details. There was no information about the cause of the accident or the condition of the two crew members.
Two US AH-64 helicopters exercise in Hawaii in 2019. Photo: US Army
This is the second simultaneous crash of two US Army helicopters this year. The first incident occurred in late March when two HH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters collided in the air and crashed, killing nine soldiers.
A US Army Apache helicopter also crashed and flipped over during takeoff in Alaska in February, injuring two crew members.
The AH-64 Apache is the main attack helicopter of the US Army, put into service in 1986 and still in use today. About 2,400 have been produced and delivered to the US military and its allies.
The helicopter has two side wings with hardpoints that can carry 16 AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missiles, 70 mm Hydra unguided rocket launchers, AIM-92 Stinger low-altitude air-to-air missiles. Under the belly of the helicopter is equipped with a 30 mm M230 automatic cannon with 1,200 rounds of ammunition.
Vu Anh (According to Army Times )
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