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05-10-2011, 07:09 AM
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Helicopter Shot Down Near Hideout Of Osama Bin Laden
On May 2, 2011, the world watched with bated breath as a team of U.S. Navy SEALs carried out a daring and historic raid to capture or eliminate Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. While the successful mission resulted in the death of bin Laden, it also featured a dramatic incident involving a crashed helicopter, shedding light on the high-stakes nature of covert operations. The helicopter in question was a modified Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, part of a two-helicopter team that transported the elite SEAL Team Six, officially known as DEVGRU (Naval Special Warfare Development Group), to Abbottabad, Pakistan. Their mission, code-named Operation Neptune Spear, aimed to apprehend or neutralize bin Laden, who was believed to be hiding in a compound in Abbottabad. As the SEALs descended on the compound, one of the Black Hawk helicopters experienced a technical malfunction, forcing an emergency landing within the compound's walls. Remarkably, all personnel aboard survived the crash, and there were no fatalities among the SEAL team members. To prevent the downed helicopter from falling into enemy hands and to maintain the mission's secrecy, a decision was made to destroy the aircraft. Explosive charges were strategically placed on the wreckage, rendering it inoperable. Despite the setback, the SEAL team executed its mission with precision, resulting in the death of bin Laden and the retrieval of vital intelligence. The surviving Black Hawk helicopter safely extracted the SEALs and bin Laden's body, returning them to a U.S. base in Afghanistan. The downed helicopter was later identified as a stealth-modified version of the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. Its modifications were designed to reduce radar detection and noise, essential for clandestine operations.      · |
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05-10-2011, 09:13 AM
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Re: Helicopter Shot Down Near Hideout Of Osama Bin Laden
this is not "a" helicopter this is *the* helicopter. |
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05-10-2011, 12:12 PM
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Re: Helicopter Shot Down Near Hideout Of Osama Bin Laden
The first reports I heard, were that a Blackhawk had crashed at the beginning of the op. Then, these pics got out. CLEARLY not any regular Blackhawk. The tail rotor assembly is nothing like a conventional Blackhawk's. Perhaps this?? A buddy sent it to me.  · |
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05-10-2011, 12:46 PM
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Re: Helicopter Shot Down Near Hideout Of Osama Bin Laden
Probably some kind of noise-supression design. My guess. Great post Kelly, where did ya find all that good stuff? (wink, wink, nudge, nudge.) |
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05-10-2011, 07:04 PM
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Re: Helicopter Shot Down Near Hideout Of Osama Bin Laden
This story just keeps on getting more and more fucked..... Look at the size of that thing, there is no way in hell it was piloted...... let alone have a whole seal team on it.
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