| Msg ID: 2863134 |
Disrespectful +2/-1
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| Author:Anonymous
4/5/2026 6:21:40 PM |
Bomb them "back" to the stone age? They're far from the stone age. Thriving life 3 years ago:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2bUgICvCQs They just suffer from an radical government |
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| Msg ID: 2863135 |
Little birds used in the WSO rescue +3/-0
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| Author:An Army Guy
4/5/2026 6:41:57 PM Reply to: 2863134 |
Pretty decent details of the rescue op. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4K8381dCBc
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| Msg ID: 2863142 |
Little birds used in the WSO rescue +7/-0
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| Author:Anonymous
4/5/2026 8:26:21 PM Reply to: 2863135 |
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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| Msg ID: 2863181 |
Little birds used in the WSO rescue +1/-4
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| Author:Capt Nemo
4/7/2026 6:37:25 AM Reply to: 2863142 |
Key word, “sometimes”. We have a great military capable of great things, we just need to have the right people calling the shots. With the advanced electronic capabilities we have today and the brain power we have to use them, why does it take 2 days to “locate” a downed pilot? Hell, I could have given each of them an Apple Air Tag and found them in 20 minutes. |
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| Msg ID: 2863184 |
Little birds used in the WSO rescue +2/-0
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| Author:.o1
4/7/2026 9:31:42 AM Reply to: 2863181 |
so too would the iranian army. |
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| Msg ID: 2863188 |
Little birds used in the WSO rescue +0/-0
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| Author:Anonymous
4/7/2026 12:54:19 PM Reply to: 2863184 |
I doubt they have the "Find My Airman" app anyway... |
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| Msg ID: 2863186 |
Little birds used in the WSO rescue +2/-0
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| Author:Go Back
4/7/2026 11:07:59 AM Reply to: 2863181 |
Under the Sea you piece of Whale ??! |
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| Msg ID: 2863189 |
Little birds used in the WSO rescue +1/-1
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| Author:Capt Nemo
4/7/2026 1:56:08 PM Reply to: 2863186 |
It was intended to be a homology. I can explain it to you, but I can’t comprehend it for you. To put it in pilot talk, "don’t get your shorts in a wad". |
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| Msg ID: 2863196 |
Rescue of Bat 21 +0/-0
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| Author:Anonymous
4/7/2026 6:29:53 PM Reply to: 2863134 |
5 aircraft lost, 11 crew killed, and 6 more aircraft severely damaged just to try to rescue Bat 21. In the end, a sincle crazy Navy Seal lieutenant (O-3) snuck behind enemy lines, helped carry him to a river, and floated him downriver to safety. The book does blow away the movie (which was good but missed so many amazing details). |
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| Msg ID: 2863200 |
Rescue of Bat 21 +0/-0
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| Author:Anonymous
4/7/2026 9:16:01 PM Reply to: 2863134 |
5 aircraft lost, 11 crew killed, and 6 more aircraft severely damaged just to try to rescue Bat 21. In the end, a sincle crazy Navy Seal lieutenant (O-3) snuck behind enemy lines, helped carry him to a river, and floated him downriver to safety. The book does blow away the movie (which was good but missed so many amazing details). |
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