ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77604
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| Date: | Sunday 3 October 1993 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 91-26324 |
| MSN: | 70.1622 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mogadishu -
 Somalia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter "Super Six One" was shot down by Somali soldiers at the Battle of Mogadishu.
4 crewmembers, 4 delta force operators
The pilot and the co-pilot were killed.
pilot CWO4 Clifton P. "Elvis" Wolcott
co-pilot CWO3 Donovan "Bull" Briley
crewchief Ray Dowdy injured
S/Sgt. Charlie Warren injured
4 deltas injured, 2 rescued from Little Bird MH-6 "star 4-1"
Sgt1C James Smith, several injured during crash, later died for several injuries
S/Sgt Daniel Busch, wounded from insurgents during abandon of "Super 6-1" wreckage, later died of wounds
Sources:
Scramble 275
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_1993_Battle_of_Mogadishu
rab1983
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 03-Dec-2011 05:49 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2015 21:15 | rab1983 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2015 05:19 | rab1983 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2015 13:33 | rab1983 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2019 08:49 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
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