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Operation Mount Hope
III
Africa, 1988
Two 160th SOAR (A) MH-47 Chinooks
refuel enroute from an HC-130 tanker.
Overview: In June
1988, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
and other US special operations forces received
a short notice National Command Authority (NCA)
directive to recover an Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter
from a remote location in Africa. The Operation,
code-named Mount Hope III, required two MH-47 crews
to fly 490 miles at night without outside navigational
aids, extract the Hind, and return. Within hours,
the crews conducted a strategic deployment and executed
their mission despite a blinding sand storm. This
mission once again demonstrated the ability of man
and machine to strike deep and accomplish the mission
despite the most demanding flight conditions.
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MH-47E
Chinook - Special Operations.Com
Mi-24
Hind - Great info and pics
160th
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The Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter
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