“A defence source told The Telegraph it is believed to have been the first time that an Apache has been blown over, adding: “Apaches aren’t particularly prone to it, but if the wind speed is high enough it can obviously happen.”
I’m assuming they mean, “First time an Apace was blown over” in UK service. As referenced in another post this even happened in 1989:
This event made a big impact on the US Army, when I began working on AH-64As back in 2001 the importance of proper aircraft mooring was stressed using this even as an example. Heck, we can’t even take a 30 minute lunch brake on a clear calm day and leave the aircraft unchained and untied.
Of course, I don’t know that you could truly be prepared for events of the magnitude of the one in 1989, but I’ve seen more unmoored aircraft damaged or tipped over in severe weather than ones that had blades
properly secured and chains securing the airframe.
At any rate, sad to see such damage, glad no one was injured.
FltMech