Long shot, left side rear view of an Italian Forces Helicopter, Agusta-Sikorsky AS-61, on the runway at Mogadishu Airport after an emergency landing. In the extreme foreground lies the front nose gear for the helicopter. US Air Force fire department teams from McChord, Travis, and Charleston Air Force Bases responded to the scene and foamed the area around the helicopter where fuel has leaked from it. The runway was closed for approximately three hours. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE
Base: Mogadishu Airport
Country: Somalia (SOM)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/01/1993
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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