U.S. Air Force Col. (Ret.) George Ferkes, a former co-pilot with the 8th Special Operations Squadron and the co-pilot in the lead MC-130E Combat Talon during Operation Eagle Claw, speaks during a remembrance ceremony for the failed operation on its 38th anniversary, April 24, 2018, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Operation Eagle Claw was an attempted hostage-rescue mission in 1980 that resulted in five Airmen and three Marines sacrificing their lives when two of the aircraft involved collided at Desert One, the staging site for the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Conroy)
Date Taken: | 04.25.2018 |
Date Posted: | 04.25.2018 18:11 |
Photo ID: | 4335367 |
VIRIN: | 180425-F-BH566-0021 |
Resolution: | 6383x4012 |
Size: | 3.52 MB |
Location: | HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA, US |
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