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Army helicopter makes emergency landing in Suffolk Army helicopter makes emergency landing in Suffolk
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An army helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing after hitting power lines in Suffolk.An army helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing after hitting power lines in Suffolk.
The Ministry of Defence said the helicopter was forced to land on Tuesday night, near Alton Water south of Ipswich. The Ministry of Defence said the helicopter was forced to land at about 22:30 GMT on Tuesday, near Alton Water south of Ipswich.
The Apache aircraft, based at Wattisham, came down near the village of Tattingstone, an MoD spokesman said. Fifty homes were left without power. The Apache aircraft, based at Wattisham Airfield, came down near the village of Tattingstone but no-one was injured, an MoD spokesman said.
"No-one was injured but the aircraft was damaged," the MoD spokesman said. UK Power Networks said 43 homes were still without power on Wednesday.
Tracey Sparling, of UK Power Networks, said 43 homes were still without power, but engineers were working to restore supplies. Engineers are working to restore supplies.
More than 300 homes and businesses in Suffolk and north Essex lost electricity supplies after the incident. UK Power Networks said most were restored by midnight.
The helicopter was still on the ground where it made the emergency landing on Wednesday morning.