The Deadliest Rescue: Saving The Sole Survivor Of A SEAL Team

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Helicopter Warfare Season 1, Episode 2: This episode dives into the true, high-stakes combat search and rescue mission of Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of the devastating Operation Red Wings ambush. When the initial Special Operations Chinook helicopter was shot down by a Taliban RPG, the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing was called in for an ultimate recovery. Flying their sophisticated Pave Hawk choppers into the same mountain kill zone, the pilots face overwhelming challenges: battling thin air at 8,000 feet, which forced them to strip the aircraft of all armor and weapons, and navigating a blinding dust cloud in a confined landing zone. Witness the minute-by-minute terror as pilot "Spanky" hovers blind in a brownout, relying entirely on his crew's frantic calls to prevent the chopper from rolling down a 2,000-foot cliff face and becoming the next catastrophic loss. The team's sheer bravery ultimately brought the SEAL home and retrieved the bodies of his fallen comrades. Licensed to Little Dot Studios. Subscribe to WONDER to watch more documentaries: https://www.youtube.com/WonderDocs Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWonderChannel WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life! #Wonder #Helicopter #Warfare