12 U.S. Black Hawks and Chinooks Land In A Polish Field When They Realized That They Were Lost

Thursday, 11 September 2014


Lost and found ... US helicopters after they were forced to make an emergency landing amid heavy fog in Poland. Source: AFP



Lost American Military Choppers Drop In On Rural Poland Fields To Ask For Directions -- New York Daily News



The Black Hawks and Chinooks landed in Gruta and Nowa Wies in northern Poland as they returned from military exercises in Lithuania. Shocked locals were at first concerned, until they realized it was lost Americans and rushed over to take photos with the crews.



A total of 12 American military helicopters, thrown off course by foggy weather, dropped down onto farmers’ fields in rural northern Poland to ask locals for directions.



The appearance of five Black Hawk helicopters and a twin-rotored Chinook helicopter in a Gruta rapeseed field shocked locals, who, after overcoming concern, rushed to the aircraft to snap pictures with the American pilots.



“The Americans came over and asked where they landed,” resident Waldemar Krukowski told TVN24 television. “They wanted to know the name of the village.”



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More News On The Surprising Landing Of 12 U.S. Black Hawks and Chinooks In A Polish Field



U.S. Army Choppers Forced to Land in Polish Fields -- Bloomberg

The Army made a surprise helicopter landing in Poland, hung out with villagers -- Washington Post

Polish villagers get surprise visit from U.S. helos -- Army Times

U.S. Army copters surprise Polish village -- CNN

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