The FBI has launched an investigation after an Air Force helicopter (stock photo) was shot at from the ground in Virginia on Monday
Daily Mail: U.S. Air Force helicopter is forced to make emergency landing at Virginia airport after 'someone shot it from the ground' and injured a crew member
* A UH-1N Huey helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia on Monday
* The military chopper, assigned to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, had been making a routine training flight when it was shot at from the ground
* The FBI on Wednesday confirmed it is investigating the incident
* One crew member was taken to the hospital after sustaining minor injuries and was later released
A U.S. Air Force helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at a Virginia airport after someone reportedly shot it from the ground and injured a crew member, officials have said.
A UH-1N Huey helicopter, assigned to the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, was conducting a routine training flight above Middleburg, Virginia, when it was struck by a bullet on Monday, McClatchy DC reported.
Officials said the military chopper declared an emergency landing around 12.20pm before touching down safely 10 miles north west at Manassas Regional Airport.
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