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Posted: 4/19/2017 8:17:28 AM EDT
When was the last time US ground forces were attacked by an enemy air asset?
Topic came up last night, I was stumped. Do we have to go all the way back to WWII for this, or was there something much more recent? |
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I don't think there was ever a time where an enemy aircraft attached itself to one of ours.
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Good question. Looks like the answer is April 15th, 1953. I figured it was during Korea.
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Weren't some spec ops attacked along with the Syrian Anti Gov troops they were with in Syria by Russian Air? Like 3-4 months ago?
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Does this count?
In one of their few offensive air attacks by the VPAF during the entire conflict, on 12 January 1968 a four aircraft formation of Antonov An-2 biplanes was reported flying towards a secret USAF TACAN and radar site in Laos guiding American bombers over Northern Vietnam. Two aircraft flew on to the strike, while the other two split off.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Air_Force#cite_note-Chauhan.2C_p._25-5][5][/url] As the two continuing An-2s flew over, their crews dropped 120 mm
mortar shells as bombs through the aircraft's floor and also strafed their targets with 57 mm rockets from the wing pods.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Air_Force#cite_note-6][6][/url] View Quote |
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FPNI.
Does OP proofread or just let autocorrect do its thing? |
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When was the last time US ground forces were attached by an enemy air asset? Topic came up last night, I was stumped. Do we have to go all the way back to WWII for this, or was there something much more recent? View Quote How did you make the same awful spelling mistake twice? |
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The Chinese tried, it didn't end well for the J-8 pilot. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I don't think there was ever a time where an enemy aircraft attached itself to one of ours. Cheap ass Chinese glue... FFS. |
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Does this count? In one of their few offensive air attacks by the VPAF during the entire conflict, on 12 January 1968 a four aircraft formation of Antonov An-2 biplanes was reported flying towards a secret USAF TACAN and radar site in Laos guiding American bombers over Northern Vietnam. Two aircraft flew on to the strike, while the other two split off.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Air_Force#cite_note-Chauhan.2C_p._25-5][5][/url] As the two continuing An-2s flew over, their crews dropped 120 mm
mortar shells as bombs through the aircraft's floor and also strafed their targets with 57 mm rockets from the wing pods.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Air_Force#cite_note-6][6][/url] |
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What do you mean attacked?
Attempted to? Actually did? Or actually killed? |
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This. "Conventional" forces would probably be back in Korea... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Does this count? In one of their few offensive air attacks by the VPAF during the entire conflict, on 12 January 1968 a four aircraft formation of Antonov An-2 biplanes was reported flying towards a secret USAF TACAN and radar site in Laos guiding American bombers over Northern Vietnam. Two aircraft flew on to the strike, while the other two split off.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Air_Force#cite_note-Chauhan.2C_p._25-5][5][/url] As the two continuing An-2s flew over, their crews dropped 120 mm
mortar shells as bombs through the aircraft's floor and also strafed their targets with 57 mm rockets from the wing pods.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_People's_Air_Force#cite_note-6][6][/url] Attached File |
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I don't think the US willingly attaches our units to enemy units. I think its a policy thing.
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How many mindless fucks were unable to pick up on the typo? How many? Unbelievable, the intelligence level in here.
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By enemy aircraft, it was during the Korean war.
The USAF is so dominant with aircraft/air power that most countries don't even try, a fact that the detractors here will begrudgingly admit. Is everything that the USAF does great? Hah- NO. |
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When was the last time US ground forces were attacked by an enemy air asset? Topic came up last night, I was stumped. Do we have to go all the way back to WWII for this, or was there something much more recent? View Quote Con Tien RVN 1967 |
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If you count Navy, May 17 1987 when an Iraqi fighter attacked the USS Stark, killing 37 sailors.
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I believe Tboy may win this challenge. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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I saw a migrating bird poop on a Hummer last week...so last week.
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