Black Hawk Super Six-One Shot Down in Mogadishu

Before Warrant can respond, the RPG round flashes skyward and hits the tail of Super 6-1. The Black Hawk enters an uncontrollable spin. The Rangers of Chalk 2 hear the impact and watch in horror as one of their own helicopters spins erratically around the sky, smoke trailing from its tail. The radio net erupts into panicked calls. Delta operator Sergeant Jim Smith isn't wearing his seatbelt and desperately holds onto a crew seat, the spin pulling his legs outside the door of the aircraft as it descends. In the cockpit, Wolcott coolly and in an unceremonious fashion asks his co-pilot, "Hey Bull, you going to pull the PCLs off line or what?" A procedure to attempt to control the spin. It's no use and still maintaining his composure, Wolcott makes one last radio transmission. 6-1 going down. The Black Hawk clips a roof and plows into the street below, falling over onto its side in a ball of dust and debris.