Eight Apache helicopter pilots have been grounded and placed under investigation after taking part in an unprecedented Fourth of July flypast along South Carolina's coastline, with military officials yet to explain why a single complaint resulted in all eight pilots being removed from flying duties.
The pilots, all members of the South Carolina Army National Guard's Alpha Company, were suspended from flight status after landing on Saturday, 4 July. The South Carolina National Guard (SCNG) has not disclosed when the complaint was received, who lodged it, how it was submitted or what it alleged, leaving the reason behind the investigation a mystery.
