It was A company 1st75 rangers and a couple body's from 2nd 75th that was shot down I thanked the pilot for getting us down In one piece couple people were injured but every one walked away
Awesome info Brad! Thanks for your service brother. -- Oly
Brad Gallardo
21-Jul-2014 12:32
1st plt Aco 2/325th were the first to arrive this site and it was 2d squad that cleared the site and AC. We recovered the Rangers rucks as well as an M-203. I and Lt (MG) John Nicholson were the first two to board this AC. There was still an operational Ma Deuce sticking out the crew chiefs door. So I broke it down removing the bolt,buffer and barrel and chunked them in the ocean..
Brad Gallardo
21-Jul-2014 12:27
This Chinook was cleared by1st plt 2d sqd Aco 2/325th.. I was the plt RTO....Lt Nicholson now MG Nicholson were the 1st to board it the next morning after the Rangers were extracted. It still had an operational Ma Deuce sticking out of the crew door on the right.. I personally broke it down and chunked the bolt, buffer and barrel into the ocean next to it.
Thanks Terry. Yes, it's clearly a staged shot. Good one too! ;-)
Terry Crumpler
08-Dec-2013 07:15
The guard is SSG. Ferguson. 2nd Squad leader, 3rd Plt. B 2/325. He was not guarding the chopper. It was a staged photo op at the request of a photographer. I was in weapons sqd.
Guest
13-Mar-2012 00:54
It was as the guest said..it was Not shot down... It was rendered unflyable due to a blade strike on the palms coming in. The damage you see is from the Spectors 20MM and BOFORs cannon.
Guest
28-Oct-2011 17:20
Bird was not shot down at all. The palm tree next to it was blown into the rotor blades making it unflyable.
david walters
11-Oct-2010 19:56
This is the front view of the CH-46 shot down near Soviet Embassy in Grenada, 27 Oct 1983. Spc. David W. Walters, 1st Plt. A Co. 1/508 questioned locals who claimed the AA fire that took down this bird came from INSIDE the Soviet Embassy compound. Guard is unidentified.
