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April 24 in Military HistoryToday

Burned wreckage of aircraft at Desert One, Iran, after the failed Operation Eagle Claw, April 1980

Defining Moment · 46 years ago today

Operation Eagle Claw Fails in Iran

President Carter's mission to rescue 52 American hostages from the US Embassy in Tehran was aborted at Desert One staging area after three helicopters became inoperable. During withdrawal, a helicopter collided with a C-130, killing eight servicemen. The disaster led to the creation of US Special Operations Command.

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