IAF Apache helicopter makes 'precautionary landing' in Pathankot

New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) An Apache attack helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made a "precautionary landing" in Punjab's Pathankot district while on a routine sortie on Friday, sources said.

Both the pilot and the co-pilot are safe, they added.

Images earlier showed the chopper in a field, somewhere in the Pathankot district, after having made the "precautionary landing".

The chopper had taken off from the Pathankot airbase, a source said, adding that both the pilot and the co-pilot later flew it back to the Pathankot airbase.

More details are awaited. This comes a week after an Apache helicopter of the IAF made a "precautionary landing" in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur due to a technical issue while on a routine sortie.

All necessary checks were conducted after the landing, and the helicopter was made serviceable. Both the pilot and the co-pilot had then flown it to the Sarsawa airbase in Saharanpur, the official had said on June 6. PTI KND MPL MPL