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Two US Army Soldiers Killed in Apache Helicopter Crash in Bell County, Texas

Dunya News reported that both soldiers aboard a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache died in the crash, which sparked a large grass fire; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 13, 2026, 4:24 a.m. ET
soldiers were killed in the crash of an in , according to Dunya News. The situation is still developing and details remain incomplete. The outlet reported the crash site was in Bell County, about 60 miles (100 km) north of Austin, and that the crash sparked a large grass fire to which several local fire departments responded. Fort Hood withheld identification of the dead soldiers pending notification of their families. The date and time of the crash were not given in the available reporting. The individual aircraft has not been identified. Registry records list one aircraft under the as operator; that is not an identification of the helicopter involved. The cause has not been determined. No investigating authority's findings were available in the reporting.

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Terrain elevation
545 ft
Nearest aerodrome
8.8 miles NE of Salado Airport (73TA)

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