Little birds used in the WSO rescue  

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Author: Anonymous    Date: 4/5/2026 8:26:21 PM  +7/-0   Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

Wow. That was quite the effort. Should be fun to hear more of the gritty details when they come out.

The book The Guts To Try about the failed 1980 Iran rescue is an amazing read. There was so much amazing stuff that went on (and so many things that almost failed BEFORE the helicopter collided into the C130).

Also, the book about the rescue of Bat21 in Vietnam is another absolutely unreal story (the movie doesn't come close to doing justice to the book).

Despite the crap we give military pilots, they do pull off some amazing stuff sometimes.
 
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Disrespectful +2/-0 Anonymous 4/5/2026 6:21:40 PM