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Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Ridley Scott, and based on the nonfiction book of the same title by Mark Bowden. The film depicts the Battle of Mogadishu, a 1993 raid integral to the United States' effort to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. The movie features Josh Hartnett, Tom Sizemore ...
From acclaimed director Ridley Scott and based on actual events, Black Hawk Down is the heroic account of the October 1993 U.S. military mission in Mogadishu, Somalia that went disastrously wrong. The objective was to abduct two lieutenants of a Somali warlord, as part of a strategy to quell the civil war that was ravaging the country. But when two seemingly invincible Black Hawk helicopters ...
Oct 3, 2013 · But when two MH-60L helicopters providing fire support were shot down, the operation became a desperate search and rescue mission in which U.S. forces were besieged overnight by thousands of heavily armed Somali militiamen. Fourteen hours after the operation’s start, eighteen Americans were dead, 84 were wounded, and one pilot was missing.
Aug 17, 2021 · The US Army recently upgraded dozens of awards given for valor during the October 3, 1993, special-operations mission in Mogadishu. The operation, recounted in the 2001 film "Black Hawk Down," is ...
Aug 1, 2023 · During this mission, two UH-60 (Black Hawk) helicopters were shot down, starting a battle for the city that lasted nearly 24 hours. Eighteen soldiers lost their lives and 70 were wounded. Over 500 Somalis died and over 1,000 were injured. The Battle of Mogadishu was the biggest, bloodiest, single firefight for U.S. troops since Vietnam.
