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The Final Mission of Extortion 17: Special Ops, Helicopter Support, SEAL Team Six, and the Deadliest Day of the U.S. War in Afghanistan
The Final Mission of Extortion 17 Special Ops Helicopter Support SEAL Team Six and the Deadliest Day of the US War in Afghanistan
Author: Ed Darack
On August 6, 2011, a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter approached a landing zone in Afghanistan 40 miles southwest of Kabul. The helicopter, call sign Extortion 17, was on a mission to reinforce American and coalition special operations troops. It would never return. Insurgents fired at the Chinook, severed its rear rotor blades, and broug...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781588345899
ISBN-10: 1588345890
Publication Date: 9/19/2017
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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