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In September, Somali militia used RPGs to attack U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters, damaging at least one that managed to return to base. Then, at 2 a.m. on 25 September—a week before the Battle of Mogadishu—the SNA used an RPG to shoot down a Black Hawk (callsign Courage 53) while it was on patrol.
Sep 14, 2023 · On October 3, 1993, Somali forces shot down three American Black Hawk helicopters, leaving U.S. soldiers stranded in a deadly firefight known as the Battle of Mogadishu.
Aug 26, 2022 · Ridley Scott's war drama "Black Hawk Down" depicts the 1993 U.S. military operation in Mogadishu, Somalia with stunning realism. However, the film omits some important details, such as the rape conviction of a Ranger, the abduction of a warlord, and the fate of a helicopter crew.
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War On October 3, 1993, about a hundred elite U.S. soldiers were dropped by helicopter into the teeming market in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Oct 3, 2023 · This is the inside story of survival from the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, Operation Gothic Serpent, which inspired the movie “Black Hawk Down,” as told by an operator who was on the...
Oct 10, 2013 · Last week marked the twentieth anniversary of the infamous Black Hawk Down incident where Somali militia fighters loyal to Mohammed Farah Aidid shot down two American helicopters using rocket ...
Jun 20, 2016 · Three brave U.S. soldiers who fought against desperate odds in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu tell their heroic story of survival in the Real Black Hawk Down. ...
