National Guardsman Dies in Helicopter Crash
From Times Wire Reports
A Florida Army National Guard Apache attack helicopter with a crew of two crashed in north Florida while on a training mission, killing one crew member and injuring the pilot, the National Guard said.
The AH-64A Apache helicopter was on a routine training mission with three other aircraft at Camp Blanding in northern Florida when it crashed, the Guard said in a statement.
The cause of the crash was not yet known but was being investigated by Army safety officers.
The injured pilot was hospitalized in Jacksonville.
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