unit history information
for 20 SOS
For date 690421
20 SOS was a US Air Force unit
Primary service involved, US Air Force
Incident reference: 69042120.BAT This information is available on CD-ROM.
Laos
Description: The abbreviated 20th SOS history states that a RT had stumbled into a large force near an enemy base camp. The team had been without fresh water for a day a half and was exhausted and dehydrated. The Hornet gunships came in and laid down suppressive fire, making repeated passes. A slick went in for the extraction, but was shot down on the attempt. In a battle that lasted nearly seven and a half hours, the Hornets fired some 200,000 rounds of minigun amm and 500 2.75 inch rockets. Army gunships provided additional support while the Hornet gunships rearmed and refueled. Finally, three Army light helicopters was able to extract the team and the crew members of the downed Hornet slick.
The source for this information was Abbreviated unit history
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