Afghanistan

[Erich]

AH-64 im Norden Afghanistans notgelandet
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AWACS crew coordinates rescue in Afghanistan

Posted 1/5/2012 Updated 1/5/2012

80th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

1/5/2012 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Helping rescue downed pilots isn't something Airmen aboard an E-3 Sentry do regularly, but that's exactly what happened to one crew from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Dec. 30.

Two hours into the Sentry crew's planned mission, they received a mayday call, relayed through a KC-135 Stratotanker, from an AH-64 Apache. The Apache pilots' wingmen had crashed in northern Afghanistan. The two pilots were okay, but they were going to need help getting back to base.
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