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DescriptionEagle Claw wrecks at Desert One April 1980.jpg
English: A photo of the "Desert One" landing site, a piece of desert in Iran used by U.S. forces as a refueling point in an attempt to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran. On 24 April 1980 a U.S. Navy Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallion (BuNo 158761, visible at right) collided with a U.S. Air Force Lockheed EC-130E Hercules (s/n 62-1809, wrecked in the foreground) during refueling after the mission was aborted. Both aircraft were destroyed, eight crewmen died. In the background is one of the five intact, but abandoned RH-53Ds. Original caption: "
Wreckage at Desert One, Iran (April 1980) where eight Americans died.
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United States Special Operations Command History, 1987-2007
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Levels. Modifications made by Hohum.