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Michael John Durant (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, and ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama.
- 1979–2001
- Chief Warrant Officer 4
Second Black Hawk down. About 16:40, a Black Hawk with the callsign Super 64 and piloted by Michael Durant was orbiting almost directly over the wreckage of Super 61. It was spotted by Yusuf Dahir Mo'alim, commander of a seven-man SNA RPG team that was slowly moving up towards the first crash site.
- 3–4 October 1993
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Mar 14, 2016 · Sitting in the cockpit of his downed Black Hawk helicopter, Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant looked to the sky and tried to come to terms with his imminent death. With each passing moment, his ...
Nov 22, 2023 · Summary. Pilot Mike Durant was captured and held hostage for 11 days by Somali troops during the Black Hawk Down incident. The Black Hawk Down movie accurately depicts Durant's capture and the events leading up to it, including the death of his friend and fellow pilot Wolcott. Despite his injuries and being told he would never fly again, Durant ...
- Colin Mccormick
- Jason Isaacs
- Ridley Scott
978-0-451-21993-0. OCLC. 77521882. In the Company of Heroes is a book by Michael Durant and Steven Hartov about Durant's experiences in the Battle of Mogadishu, Korea, the Persian Gulf, Thailand, Panama, and Iraq. In the Battle of Mogadishu, the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter code-named Super Six-Four that Durant was piloting was shot down over ...
- 361 (Hardcover) 387 (Paperback)
- New American Library
- 2003 (Hardcover) 2006 (Paperback)
Nov 29, 2017 · The Black Hawks flew above the combat zone, from where they watched the battle raging below, providing fire support for the troops where needed. A rocket-propelled grenade, fired from a doorway below, hit Durant’s Black Hawk in its tail, sending the helicopter spiraling 70 feet downwards and crashing into the shanty area near to the battle ...
Series: Michael J. Durant Interview. Part 1: Michael J. Durant Interview: The Night Stalkers. Part 2: Michael J. Durant Interview: Black Hawk Down. Part 3: Michael J. Durant Interview: Capture, Survival, Recovery. Obviously you get overrun and you’re taken prisoner. Did you have any sense that you were going to survive it, or were you in your ...
