Operation Eagle Claw

1980 Delta Force failed operation for rescuing American hostages

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1980 — 1980 military operation, Iran hostage crisis, Iran, 

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1980-04-24T00:00:00Z

Operation Eagle Claw

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Frameless

8th Special Operations Squadron, Operation Eagle Claw (clear)

8th Special Operations Squadron, Operation Eagle Claw (encircled)

1980 Events montage 16-grid version

Abolhassan Banisadr war

A-7Es on USS Coral Sea Op Eagle Claw April 1980

F-4N with Eagle Claw ID USS Coral Sea April 1980

Iranian authorities visiting wreckage of U.S. aircraft in Tabas desert (1)

Photograph of Tabas desert after Operation Eagle Claw by Bahram Mohammadifard (09)

Photograph of Tabas desert after Operation Eagle Claw by Bahram Mohammadifard (13)

RH-53SeaStallionIranOperation

RH-53 Sea Stallion in hangar of USS Nimitz (CVN-68) 1980

Six RH-53D Sea Stallion in flight

USS California (CGN-36) returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 26 May 1980 (USN 1178473)

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	Operation Eagle Claw	1980	military operation		Wikidata
image	8th Special Operations Squadron, Operation Eagle Claw (clear)	1980			Wikimedia
image	8th Special Operations Squadron, Operation Eagle Claw (encircled)	1980			Wikimedia
image	1980 Events montage 16-grid version	2024			Wikimedia
image	Abolhassan Banisadr war				Wikimedia
image	A-7Es on USS Coral Sea Op Eagle Claw April 1980	1980			Wikimedia
image	F-4N with Eagle Claw ID USS Coral Sea April 1980	1980			Wikimedia
image	Iranian authorities visiting wreckage of U.S. aircraft in Tabas desert (1)				Wikimedia
image	Photograph of Tabas desert after Operation Eagle Claw by Bahram Mohammadifard (09)	1980			Wikimedia
image	Photograph of Tabas desert after Operation Eagle Claw by Bahram Mohammadifard (13)	1980			Wikimedia
image	RH-53SeaStallionIranOperation				Wikimedia
image	RH-53 Sea Stallion in hangar of USS Nimitz (CVN-68) 1980				Wikimedia
image	Six RH-53D Sea Stallion in flight	1980			Wikimedia
image	USS California (CGN-36) returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 26 May 1980 (USN 1178473)				Wikimedia