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Old 2nd May 2011, 22:31
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This operation ended up in a success, but not due to the UH-60. 50% of the assault aircraft were lost. Only by excellent piloting was another disaster like Cambodia, Desert One, Grenada, and Somalia due to the shortcomings of conventional helicopters (read Sikorsky products) avoided. Imagine the slaughter of our guys if the two ships had collided due to the mechanical failure of one of the aircraft.

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