Operation Eagle Claw
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Operation Eagle Claw was a failed United States Department of Defense attempt to rescue 52 embassy staff held captive by Revolutionary Iran on 24 April 1980. It was ordered by U.S. president Jimmy Car
A pair of RH-53Ds aboard USS Nimitz as part of Operation Eagle Claw
A-7Es aboard Coral Sea with special identification stripes added specifically for Operation Eagle Claw
Repainted Bluebeard RH-53D helicopters in sand camouflage and without markings aboard USS Nimitz
Wreckage of one of the destroyed Bluebeard helicopters with an abandoned RH-53D behind
In early April 2026, a combat search and rescue operation was conducted by the United States Department of Defense to recover two crew members of an McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle of the 494th F
Operation Eagle Claw
…Canadian Caper – 1980 rescue of US diplomats from Iran 2026 U.S. pilot rescue operation in Iran, 2026 rescue of US F-15 crew members in Iran Kyle, James H. (1990). The Guts to Try. New York: Orion Books. ISBN 0-517-57714-3…
An F-15E Strike Eagle of the 494th Fighter Squadron, similar to the aircraft shot down
The Dena range of mountains, a sub-range of the Zagros Mountains, separating Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province from Isfahan province, forming part of the search area