How Apache Helicopter Crews Are Working During Lockdown | Forces TV
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For more than a decade, Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk has been the main operational base for the British Army’s force of Apache attack helicopters. Over the years they have seen action over Afghanistan and Libya, but the coronavirus outbreak has brought a new set of challenges to the thousands of soldiers, dependents and contractors based there. Also known as the home of the Apache, Wattisham Airfield is the base for five squadrons of attack helicopters. Troops based at Wattisham train for different battlefield scenarios, but COVID-19 tested the Army Air Corps in an unprecedented way.
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