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Michael John Durant [1] (born July 23, 1961) is an American veteran, former pilot, businessman, author, and political candidate. He was involved in the "Black Hawk Down" incident while serving as a U.S. Army pilot, [2] and ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama .
Black Hawk pilot Michael J. Durant recounts the day he was captured and held hostage in 1993 and talks about how that experience has shaped who he is today.
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Oct 20, 2021 · MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Mike Durant, best known as the helicopter pilot shot down and held prisoner in the 1993 “Black Hawk Down” incident, is joining the U.S. Senate race in Alabama. Durant,...
Mar 14, 2016 · Mike Durant, the helicopter pilot made famous after being taken hostage in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, reflects on how his Somalia experience has shaped him.
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Nov 22, 2023 · Michael Durant was determined to prove that he was still his formidable self after the crash seen in Black Hawk Down. He was given a rod inside his leg after being rescued, which he had taken out in 1995 in order to run the Marine Corps Marathon that year.
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Oct 19, 2021 · Mike Durant, a former Army aviator who flew a Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down in Mogadishu, Somalia during the 1993 battle depicted in the book and movie “Black Hawk Down,” today...
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Oct 21, 2021 · Durant, whose Army helicopter was shot down in Somalia in 1993 during the conflict depicted in the book and movie “Black Hawk Down,” announced Tuesday he is running for the seat that Sen. Richard...
