It's a bruiser: Reflecting on the Army's Apache Mk1, the tough helicopter that saved lives
As the British Army says goodbye to the Mk1 variant of the attack helicopter, we look back at its two decades of dedicated service.
Sian Grzeszczyk Melbourne is an award-winning journalist with more than 17 years of experience, including nearly a decade reporting for the BBC. She was based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus for two years, is a military spouse and was the first British journalist to fly in a US Army Apache attack helicopter and even briefly take the controls. Sian specialises in covering the RAF, politics, military chiefs and military royal engagements.
