Apache attack helicopters are like flying dinosaurs. They’re ugly, misshapen, and deadly as hell. Here are 16 photos of this awesome airframe in action:
1. Armed Apaches conduct a reconnaissance flight to look for RPGs and mortar…
Apache attack helicopters are like flying dinosaurs. They're ugly, misshapen, and deadly as hell.
Here are 16 photos of this awesome airframe in action:
1. Armed Apaches conduct a reconnaissance flight to look for RPGs and mortars in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2007.
Photo: US Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Daniel McClinton
2. Troops preparing for deployment conduct an exercise with the helicopter at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany.
Photo: US Army Spc. Glenn M. Anderson
3. A U.S. Army Apache flies over the desert near Mosul, Iraq.
Photo: US Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Matson
4. A U.S. Army captain rides on the outside of an AH-64 during an extraction exercise. (This method is used to rescue downed aircrews.)
Photo: US Army Sgt. Stephen Proctor
5. The first AH-64E deployed to Hawaii is given a traditional Hawaiian blessing before the Rim of the Pacific exercise in 2014.
Photo: US Army Sgt. 1st Class Crista Mary Mack
6. An Apache flies from the HMS Ocean, an amphibious assault ship of the British Navy.
Photo: Crown Copyright/Guy Pool
7. A British Army Air Corps AH-64D helicopter fires on insurgents in Afghanistan in 2007.
Photo: Crown Copyright/Staff Sgt. Mike Harvey
8. An Apache attack helicopter takes off from Balad Air Base, Iraq for a mission.