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Apache lands safely after mid-air snag

An Indian Air Force Apache attack helicopter executed an emergency landing near Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday due to a technical snag warning. Following thorough inspections, the helicopter was safely flown back to Sarsawa air station, with no reported damage or injuries to the crew. This incident follows a previous hard landing involving another Apache helicopter in Ladakh last April.
Apache lands safely after mid-air snag
NEW DELHI: A heavy-duty Apache attack helicopter of IAF was forced to make emergency landing in a field near UP's Saharanpur Friday after the pilots received a technical snag warning on their flying panel in the cockpit.After extensive checks on the ground, the Apache was flown back to Sarsawa air station, around 12km from Saharanpur, later in the day. "There is no damage to the helicopter. All crew members are safe," an official said.This comes after another Apache helicopter was badly damaged when it made a hard landing near Khardung La in Ladakh during an operational sortie on April 4 last year.
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