Polish villagers get surprise visit from U.S. helos

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U.S. Chinook helicopters take off at a fields in the village of Gruta, in northern Poland, where six U.S. Army choppers made an unplanned landing in poor visibility under stormy weather on Tuesday, Sept.9, 2014. For the same reason, six more U.S. choppers made unplanned landing in nearby village of Nowa Wies. During the two-hour stay they were a great attraction to the villagers.(AP Photo/Daniel Zurawski)

Poland’s military says a dozen U.S. Army helicopters made an unplanned landing in farmers’ fields because of poor visibility in stormy weather.

Polish army spokesman Lt. Col. Artur Golawski says the Black Hawks and Chinooks were returning from the Saber Junction exercise in Lithuania to their temporary base in Miroslawiec in Poland on Tuesday afternoon.

Golawski said Wednesday they took a “very responsible, professional” decision to land given the poor visibility. No one was injured.

Residents in the villages of Gruta and Nowa Wies took pictures with the troops.