disaster Operation Eagle Claw and the failed XFC-130H (1 Viewer)

[Donkeyd]

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Cut a long story short, Iran kidnapped 52 Americans and the US hatched a plan to rescue them. They came up with a pimped up C-130 with rockets to fly in and out in record timing. It failed...

 

[wiggins]

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Cut a long story short, Iran kidnapped 52 Americans and the US hatched a plan to rescue them. They came up with a pimped up C-130 with rockets to fly in and out in record timing. It failed... View attachment 627432
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That was Jimmy Carter's big fuck up operation. I remember the burnt pilots they left behind after the helicopters hit the Hercules.

 

[Donkeyd]

That was Jimmy Carter's big fuck up operation. I remember the burnt pilots they left behind after the helicopters hit the Hercules.

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If I remember correctly Reagan came in soon after.

 

[wiggins]

If I remember correctly Reagan came in soon after.

If I remember correctly, Reagan had entered into secret negotiations before he took power with the Irainian's so that the freedom of the hostages would be his first big hurrah...

 

[Donkeyd]

If I remember correctly, Reagan had entered into secret negotiations before he took power with the Irainian's so that the freedom of the hostages would be his first big hurrah...

That's smart

 

[HG]

If I remember correctly you are both correct...

 

[Ravishing Rick Rude]

If I remember correctly HG is correct about both of those guys being correct about being correct

 

[wiggins]

I stand corrected…

 

[SPHINCTERPUNCH]

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Cut a long story short, Iran kidnapped 52 Americans and the US hatched a plan to rescue them. They came up with a pimped up C-130 with rockets to fly in and out in record timing. It failed... View attachment 627432
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The Picnic-er Party Blasters! U fly in Quick-en low over the Rows of tables where Peeps R lunchin,And Blast those Rockets in their Fkn Facey's! Now that would B a Site! 🤣🤣🤣...SP

 

[Kapitän Ghul']

Looks like a republican pilot that wanted to live. Good flying.