An Apache helicopter of the Indian Air Force executed a precautionary landing in Ladakh during an operational training sortie on April 3. Both the pilots are safe and were successfully evacuated to the nearest airbase.
Ladakh: Indian Air Force’s Apache helicopter made a precautionary landing during an operational training sortie in the Ladakh Area of Responsibility (AOR) on Thursday. As per news agency ANI, the helicopter sustained damage during the landing due to undulating terrain and high altitude. Two pilots were in the chopper at the time of the incident, both were unharmed and have been successfully evacuated to the nearest airbase.
An Indian Air Force Apache helicopter carried out a precautionary landing during an operational training sortie in Ladakh AOR on 03 April 24. During the process of this landing, it sustained damage due to undulating terrain and high altitude.
Both the pilots on board are safe… pic.twitter.com/5MaR0gh7v3
— ANI (@ANI) April 4, 2024
