Low flying army helicopters leaving dead or distressed farm animals in their wake in Gelderland have cost the defence ministry €350,000 in damages in the last five years. Most claims were reported in the region Land van Maas en Waal, where the ministry had to compensate farmers to the tune of €300,000 between 2020 and 2022. “People understand the pilots have to do their training, but I have heard of people whose businesses have suffered. There was a chicken farmer…
Low-flying helicopters rack up compensation bill of €350,000
