{"id":2612256,"date":"2026-06-09T05:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-crew-members-rescued-from-us-apache-helicopter-downed-near-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T05:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:44:28","slug":"two-crew-members-rescued-from-us-apache-helicopter-downed-near-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-crew-members-rescued-from-us-apache-helicopter-downed-near-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Two crew members rescued from US Apache helicopter downed near Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-crew-members-rescued-from-us-apache-helicopter-downed-near-strait-of-hormuz%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612256&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A U.S. Army Apache helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday amid heightened tensions between Israel and Iran, which each blamed the other for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-withdrawals-120-troops-from-israel\/\" title=\"U.S. withdrawals 120 troops from Israel\">recent missile strikes<\/a>. two crew members were rescued,and the cause of the crash-whether enemy fire,friendly fire,or mechanical failure-has not been determined. President Donald Trump said the pilots were fine and that no one was injured.<\/p>\n<p>The Apache is regularly used to patrol and help <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >defend commercial shipping<\/a> in the Strait, and it has previously reportedly targeted Iranian fast boats. The crash is the second known U.S. aircraft incident since April in unfriendly territory requiring rescue; earlier, Iran shot down an F-15E strike Eagle.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A United States Army Apache helicopter reportedly crashed down near the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> on Monday. The downed aircraft comes a day after fighting intensified in the region between <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> as both countries launched missile strikes against the other, with each blaming the other for needing to do so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two crew members had to be rescued from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-county-wants-vanessa-bryant-to-take-psychiatric-exam-to-prove-she-was-distressed-over-kobe-bryant-crash-photos\/\" title=\"L.A. County Wants Vanessa Bryant To Take Psychiatric Exam To Prove She Was Distressed Over Kobe Bryant Crash Photos\">crashed helicopter<\/a>, the <em>New York Times<\/em> reported. 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The helicopters were used for deterrence and defense, and to provide cover for commercial vessels navigating the Strait during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-government-helps-pro-ukraine-media-spread-propaganda-and-silence-american-critics\/\" title=\"U.S. Government Supports Pro-Ukraine Media to Spread Propaganda and Quiet American Critics\">current military conflict<\/a>, according to reports. Previously, Apaches <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yrzYneSUkjo\">reportedly<\/a> destroyed six Iranian fast boats, wreaking havoc and harassing boats and ships in the Strait.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4598472\/iran-missile-attack-israel-beirut-strike\/\"><strong>IRAN FIRES MISSILES AT ISRAEL AS MIDDLE EAST TIT-FOR-TAT ESCALATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Apache AH-64 is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boeing.com\/defense\/military-rotorcraft\/ah-64-apache\">recognized<\/a> as the \u201cworld\u2019s most advanced, proven attack helicopter\u201d and the \u201cbackbone of the U.S. Army\u2019s attack helicopter fleet.\u201d It is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/08\/us\/politics\/us-helicopter-strait-of-hormuz.html\">armed<\/a> with Hellfire missiles and, as the <em>New York Times <\/em>highlighted, is considered \u201cone of the most fearsome types of aircraft operating in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The downed Apache helicopter marks the second known incident since April in which a U.S. aircraft crashed in hostile enemy territory, in which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flight-crews-have-reached-their-breaking-point-anti-vaccine-mandate-group-responds-to-mass-flight-cancellations\/\" title=\"\u2018Flight Crews Have Reached Their Breaking Point\u2019: Anti-Vaccine Mandate Group Responds To Mass Flight Cancellations\">crew members needed<\/a> to be rescued. In the first incident, the Iranian military shot down an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet, and two crew members also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/08\/us\/politics\/us-helicopter-strait-of-hormuz.html\">needed<\/a> to be rescued. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of May 15, a Congressional Research Service report <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs_external_products\/IN\/PDF\/IN12692\/IN12692.2.pdf\">revealed<\/a> that 42 U.S. aircraft had been \u201clost or damaged in Operation Epic Fury.\u201d This included the aforementioned F-15E, seven refueling aircrafts, a search-and-rescue helicopter, and at least 25 drones. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Apache helicopter reportedly crashes near Strait of Hormuz; two crew rescued<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2612257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25155294232574.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[77201,32726,52278,32466],"class_list":["post-2612256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-apache-helicopter","tag-middle-east","tag-search-and-rescue-2","tag-us-navy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25155294232574.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612256"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612260,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612256\/revisions\/2612260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}