Photos of First Downed Apache Helicopter
Exclusive to Antiwar.com
5/3/99 (updated 5/5/99)

On April 26, the first group of Apache Helicopters arrived in Albania to escalate ground operations. Within a few hours of their arrival, the first one crashed on a training mission. NATO says that they are undeterred by the crash. Another one crashed on May 5, killing the two crewmen. Each Apache costs about $16 million. (It was earlier incorrectly reported that they cost $28 million, but that is the cost of the top-of-the-line model. We sent the loss-leader to the Balkans.) These photos are official US governmment photos which, as far as we know, have not been previously released. The publication of them here is for informational purposes only. The photos were supplied and are courtesy of Outpost of Freedom. Click on the photo to see a larger view.

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