11bee Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Whilst wandering around Netflix, I stumbled upon a nice documentary about the Apache deep strike mission that the US Army's 6-6 Cav performed in the early days of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For those who aren't familiar with it, this mission went horribly off track and the strike force was heavily shot up. They ended up aborting the mission. The documentary is called Apache Warrior and features the cockpit tapes from three of the Apaches on this mission. What's truly remarkable is to hear how calm these pilots were while taking hits from very heavy AAA fire. Also what is remarkable is seeing the damage these helos took and still managed to return back to base. Some of the video shots are "canned" segments but the FLIR / cockpit audio tapes and interviews with the pilots make this a very worthwhile documentary for those interested in the subject. Enjoy.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Yup, great documentary. Shows the skill and professionalism of the pilots and the stoutness of the aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Is it on youtube? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 46 minutes ago, midnightprowler said: Is it on youtube? No idea, I found it buried in Netflix. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyf117 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 2 hours ago, midnightprowler said: Is it on youtube? Only to buy or rent... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juanchopancho Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Thanks for sharing this. Very interesting documentary definitely worth watching. if only there was a decent 1/35 scale AH-64D/E... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 42 minutes ago, juanchopancho said: Thanks for sharing this. Very interesting documentary definitely worth watching. if only there was a decent 1/35 scale AH-64D/E... Yes! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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