To: Former Military Chick
I remember that morning. Thank you Jimmy Carter.
Truth is that Delta Force could not have freed them. Nor could the Navy SEALs. It would have taken a combined arms operation, with maybe SOFs going into the compound after we blew the cr@p out of everything for 2 miles and created an air dominance zone.
2 posted on
04/18/2005 11:37:48 PM PDT by
ProudVet77
(It's boogitty boogitty boogitty season!)
To: ProudVet77
I believe I once read that the C-130 was specially fitted for vertical take-off and landings, or that they experimented with the idea but it crashed miserably during testing. It was specifically intended for this mission.
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