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On the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu, a battle memorialized by the movie Black Hawk Down; this is the story of Army Pfc. Todd Blackburn.
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Private First Class Todd Blackburn is a former Ranger from 3rd Battalion 75th Rangers Regiment, who was born February 27 1975. He took part in Operation Gothic Serpent (more commonly known as the Battle of Mogadishu) as a member of Task Force Ranger. As he was preparing to fast rope from Super 67, Blackburn missed the rope, falling between 60-90 feet ( 18.29m-27.43m). In reality, the helicopter was evading RPG fire, as portrayed in the movie.
In the 2001 movie of Black Hawk Down, Blackburn was portrayed by Orlando Bloom.
•In the movie, while talking to Jamie's dead body, Eversmann mentions that "he was talking to Blackburn the other day". While this line may seem out of place, Eversmann does have a conversation with Blackburn in a Deleted Scene.
•Contrary to the films depiction, PFC Blackburn arrived in Mogadishu at the same time as the rest of his unit.
During the operation's first moments, Private First Class Todd Blackburn lost his grip while fast-roping from Super 67 as it hovered, and fell 70 feet (21 m) onto the street. Blackburn received severe injuries and required evacuation by a column of three Humvees. While taking Blackburn back to base, Sergeant Dominick Pilla, assigned ...
29 déc. 2022 · During the insertion, Pfc. Todd Blackburn missed the rope and fell to the street below. Undeterred, the rest of the Rangers fast-roped out of the Blackhawks to establish security. The last Ranger out of the Blackhawk in front of Blackburn’s was team leader Sgt. Keni Thomas.
Les Delta capturent 24 personnes dans le bâtiment, dont Omar Salad, Mohamed Hassan Awale (que l'informateur somalien de la CIA avait confondu avec Abdi « Qeybdid » Hassan Awale). Le principal accroc est qu'un des Rangers, Todd Blackburn, chute d'un hélicoptère et tombe de plus de dix mètres de hauteur.
6 déc. 2021 · One Ranger, Pfc. Todd Blackburn, was injured when he fell from a helicopter during insertion, and had to be evacuated. Shortly after that, a Black Hawk designated Super 61, piloted by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Cliff Wolcott and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Donovan Briley, was shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade.
11 sept. 2023 · Army Pfc. Todd Blackburn was injured after the pilots quickly maneuvered the aircraft to evade a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG). The move saved everyone on board from near-certain death, but the jostling caused the young Ranger to fall 60 feet to the ground.
