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In June 1988, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and other US special operations forces received a short notice National Command Authority (NCA) directive to recover an Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter from a remote location in Africa. The Operation, code-named Mount Hope III, required two MH-47 crews to fly 490 miles at night without outside navigational aids, extract the Hind, and return. Within hours, the crews conducted a strategic deployment and executed their mission despite a blinding sand storm. This mission once again demonstrated the ability of man and machine to strike deep and accomplish the mission despite the most demanding flight conditions. |
