Seconds from Disaster - S06E04

Seconds from Disaster - S06E04

National Geographic
60 minutes
2011
Documentary

On October 3–4, 1993, what should have been a simple snatch and grab operation for the US Army in Somalia turns into a battle that kills 18 US Rangers and around 1,000 Somali civilians.

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Seconds from Disaster - Season 6
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S6E10

Seconds from Disaster - S06E10

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Seconds from Disaster - S06E10

On August 6, 2011, a U.S. Boeing CH-47 Chinook was shot down while transporting a quick reaction force attempting to reinforce an engaged unit of Army Rangers in Wardak province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. The resulting crash killed all 38 people on board.

S6E9

Seconds from Disaster - S06E09

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Seconds from Disaster - S06E09

On May 25, 1982, in the Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina a low level bomb attack from the Argentinian jets capsizes the HMS Coventry within 20 minutes - why did the ship sink so quickly?

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2011
Documentary

On October 3–4, 1993, what should have been a simple snatch and grab operation for the US Army in Somalia turns into a battle that kills 18 US Rangers and around 1,000 Somali civilians.