HAWDINGL Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_SOUTH_SUDAN_US?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-12-21-07-08-38 AP Reports that it looked like an Osprey, 4 injured, one reported critical. Now they are saying a UN Helicopter was downed as well. Might have fit better under the operation deny Christmas '13 threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waveshaper Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Sounds like rebel fire damaged two U.S. Ospreys and one of the aircraft was heavily damaged. Three U.S. Military Personnel were wounded, one of them critically. Also, the rescue mission appears to have been aborted at least temporarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backseatdriver Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Anyone know if the Ospreys were AF or Marine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breckey Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 AF CV-22s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waveshaper Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 3 Hurlburt Field Ospreys hit in Sudan.http://www.nwfdailynews.com/military/top-story/hurlburt-ospreys-hit-in-south-sudan-1.253194 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azimuth Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Story is now released by AFSOC. These guys are receiving the 2013 Mackay Trophy for their heroism https://medium.com/war-is-boring/u-s-air-force-finally-talks-about-that-time-three-v-22s-almost-got-shot-down-d6fdeea9313c http://www.afsoc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123419548 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComingLeft Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 No thanks to one of the worst intel assessments. Those guys did a great job. Cool to hear what happened on the CV-22 to make it happen. The worst wounded would not be alive if it wasn't for the C-17 getting ready to depart Entebbe. Complete dumb luck. The alternate means of transport was a hail mary. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breckey Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 AF Crimes story As three CV-22s on a rescue mission descended on a U.N. compound in war-torn South Sudan, Capt. Arjun Rau saw something he’ll never forget — a bright red streak, headed straight at him. “We were turning right, and I see a red tracer fly by my head,” Rau said of the Dec. 21 flight. “I thought it was a road flare. It turned out to be a tracer.” His seat in the Osprey’s cockpit began to shake. Small-arms and heavy machine gun rounds his aircraft, Chalk 2, and the two others in the flight. The carbon fiber floor started to shred and the armor under his seat began to rumble as rounds came through the aircraft. I hope the pictures that were in the AAR on SIPR will be released. Really showed how badly these aircraft were shredded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntledemployee Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 AF Crimes story I hope the pictures that were in the AAR on SIPR will be released. Really showed how badly these aircraft were shredded. Most likely not as composites don't react too well to bullets. "Shedded" is quite descriptive. Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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