This real world footage of the gunning down of two MH-60 Blackhawks in Mogadishu, Somalia happened on this day in 1993. The harrowing events to follow would inspire the movie "Black Hawk Down." Task Force RANGER was sent to capture warlord Mohammed Farah Aideed. Six missions into the capital were a tactical success, the seventh resulted in the two downed helicopters forcing a rescue operation. Facing an overwhelming Somali mob overrunning the crashed helicopter sites, the task force more than he

On October 3, 1993, the United States launched a military operation in Mogadishu, Somalia, that became known as “Black Hawk Down.” The mission, part of Operation Gothic Serpent, was intended to capture lieutenants of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, whose forces were destabilizing the country and obstructing U.N. humanitarian efforts. What began as a quick raid escalated into one of the most intense urban battles U.S. forces had faced since Vietnam. Elite U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force op