Apache Crash in Texas Field Kills Two Pilots, Raising Training and Readiness Questions
An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed in a field near Salado, Texas, killing both pilots and sparking a 40-hectare wildfire. The accident adds to a string of high-profile incidents involving U.S. military aircraft and will intensify scrutiny of training, maintenance and operational tempo.
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed in central Texas, killing both pilots on board and igniting a large wildfire, in an accident that will sharpen questions about the strain on America’s military aviation fleet. The crash occurred on 13 August near the town of Salado, Texas, when the helicopter went down in a field, according to initial reports circulating from regional and military-linked channels. The impact set the aircraft ablaze and triggered a fire that burned roughly 40 hectares of surrounding land before being brought under control. Local authorities and military officials had not yet released the names of the pilots, pending notification of their families, and the…
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