IAF chopper makes emergency landing in Hoshiarpur, pilots safe

An IAF Apache helicopter made an emergency landing in a field in Punjab (DH Photo)

An Apache helicopter of the Indian Air Force made an emergency landing in the fields of Budhawar village in the district on Friday following a technical glitch, officials said.

Two pilots on board --Flight Lieutenant Anoop and Flight Lieutenant Rajat --are safe. There was no damage to the helicopter or on the ground, they said.

The helicopter had taken off from the Pathankot base.