RAF Harrier GR.7 pilot recalls the recce mission he and his wingman flew above the crash site of two US Army UH-60 Black Hawks shot down in error by two USAF F-15s
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 8, 2023
‘The low-level recce was operationally sound (and, in the event, produced pictures confirming the aircraft as UH-60 Black Hawks)’ Sqn Ldr I MacDonald, Harrier GR.7 pilot.
Famous throughout the world as the first jet fighter capable of vertical take-off and landing, the Harrier was utilised by the Royal Air Force as a ground attack . . .
