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The Battle of Mogadishu (Somali: Maalintii Rangers, lit. 'Day of the Rangers'), also known as the Black Hawk Down Incident, was part of Operation Gothic Serpent.It was fought on 3–4 October 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, between forces of the United States—supported by UNOSOM II—against Somali National Alliance (SNA) fighters and other insurgents in south Mogadishu.
The 2001 war film Black Hawk Down brought the deadly events of 1993’s Battle of Mogadishu to the big screen.. The Academy Award-winning film, which was directed by Ridley Scott and based on a ...
Black Hawk Super 6-4, piloted by Chief Warrant Officer Michael Durant, takes the place of Black Hawk Super 6-1 circling over the city. 16:28 – Search and rescue of Black Hawk Super 6-1: search and rescue team ropes in to assist the crew of the first crashed helicopter. Both pilot and co-pilot were dead.
The Battle of Mogadishu occurred on October 3 and 4, 1993. Writing for Smithsonian, Bowden described the conflict as an "18-hour urban firefight" between U.S. forces and the Somali National ...
Ridley Scott’s production company RSA is set to revisit the Battle of Mogadishu in a new Netflix documentary, “Surviving Black Hawk Down.” The documentary, directed by Jack MacInnes ...
Michael Dane Steele (born September 15, 1960) is a retired colonel of the United States Army.He was a company commander in the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment during the Battle of Mogadishu (1993) in Somalia during Operation Gothic Serpent, which resulted in the now famous book and film Black Hawk Down, wherein he was portrayed by actor Jason Isaacs.
In 1993, two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over Mogadishu, resulting in an 18-hour battle that killed 18 American soldiers and over 300 Somalis
[2] [3] [4] He also participated in the 1989 invasion of Panama (Operation Just Cause) [2] [3] and in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. [2] [3] Struecker has co-authored five published books. [5] Struecker was portrayed by Brian Van Holt in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down. In 2017, he was inducted into the Army Ranger Hall of Fame. [6]