Military romance goes wrong: Drunk soldiers make helicopter their love nest
Two soldiers got caught in an awkward situation inside military helicopter during night-time maintenance. Ground crewʼs routine task turned into unexpected discovery of intimate encounter
A night-time helicopter check-up turned into an awkward discovery when maintenance staff found two drunk soldiers getting intimate in an AH-64 Apache gunship (which costs around $35-million)
Ground crew at military base went to put rain-covers on the aircraft but noticed something weird: the choppers rotors were moving up-and-down and strange sounds came from inside. The scene they found was rather unexpected - two half-dressed people doing adult stuff in rear cockpit
The official report states: “Both individuals showed clear signs of drinking‚ one person wore military clothes while other had regular clothes on. The male soldier belonged to Royal Artillery unit‚ while the helicopter was assigned to 653 Squadron Army Air Corps
The incident happened about 8 years ago at Northumberlands Otterburn range; since then base commanders made these changes:
- New rules for securing helicopters at night
- Extra checks during maintenance
- Better access control for aircraft
In a non-related event early this yr‚ another Apache got knocked over by strong winds at Hampshireʼs Army Aviation Centre. Its interesting that these machines can handle rough seas on ships but sometimes have trouble with drunk soldiers or weather
The military didnt share any info about what happened to those caught in action - but its safe to say their night of passion didnt end as planned
