Oracle
How many US servicemen were killed in the failed April 1980 hostage rescue mission (Operation Eagle Claw)? Answer with the whole number only.
Answer
8
- US servicemen killed
- U.S. military personnel who died during Operation Eagle Claw; five airmen and three Marines.
- sources
- www.afhistory.af.mil, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, 'operation eagle claw' entry, and the u.s. department of defense/dod historical accounts of the april 24, 1980 desert one incident, both stating 8 u.s. servicemen (5 u.s. air force airmen, 3 u.s. marines) died when an rh-53d helicopter collided with a ec-130 transport aircraft during the aborted rescue attempt, historical consensus (e.g. dod after-action accounts, wikipedia 'operation eagle claw'): 8 us servicemen (5 us air force airmen, 3 us marines) died when a helicopter collided with a c-130 during the aborted mission at desert one, historical consensus (e.g. u.s. department of defense records, encyclopaedia britannica): 8 us servicemen (5 usaf, 3 usmc) died when a helicopter collided with a c-130 at desert one during the aborted mission., history.state.gov (us department of state, office of the historian) and history.army.mil accounts of operation eagle claw, april 1980, u.s. department of defense / iran hostage crisis historical record (operation eagle claw, april 24-25, 1980): eight u.s. servicemen were killed when a helicopter collided with a transport aircraft at desert one., u.s. department of defense / iran hostage crisis historical record: eight u.s. servicemen (five usaf crew aboard an ec-130 and three usmc crew aboard an rh-53d helicopter) were killed when the two aircraft collided during the withdrawal from desert one on april 25, 1980, ending operation eagle claw., u.s. department of defense / joint history accounts of operation eagle claw (e.g. congressional research service and dod after-action summaries) state that a u.s. air force ec-130 and a marine corps rh-53d helicopter collided on the ground at the desert one staging site during the withdrawal, killing 8 u.s. servicemen (5 air force, 3 marine corps)., u.s. department of defense and historical accounts (e.g., encyclopaedia britannica, national archives) of operation eagle claw record 8 u.s. servicemen killed (5 u.s. air force crew and 3 u.s. marine corps crew) when an rh-53d helicopter collided with an ec-130 during the withdrawal from desert one on april 25, 1980., us department of defense / dod historical records; widely corroborated by contemporaneous reporting (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica, history.army.mil) that 8 us servicemen (5 usaf aircrew, 3 usmc) died when an rh-53d helicopter collided with an ec-130 during the desert one staging area withdrawal., us department of defense / dtic after-action historical record and standard historical accounts (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica, 'operation eagle claw'), which state that 8 us servicemen (5 us air force airmen, 3 us marines) died when a helicopter collided with a c-130 transport aircraft at the desert one staging site during the mission's abort phase, wikipedia, 'operation eagle claw' (accessed 2026-09-28): 'eight u.s. servicemen were killed' in the collision at desert one, wikipedia, 'operation eagle claw' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/operation_eagle_claw) — infobox and article body state 8 us servicemen were killed when a helicopter collided with a c-130 at desert one during the mission's withdrawal., wikipedia, 'operation eagle claw' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/operation_eagle_claw) — states 8 us servicemen were killed when an rh-53d helicopter collided with an ec-130 during withdrawal from desert one on april 25, 1980., wikipedia, 'operation eagle claw': eight u.s. servicemen (five airmen and three marines) were killed when an rh-53d helicopter collided with an ec-130 during withdrawal from desert one., wikipedia, 'operation eagle claw': eight us servicemen (five usaf crew, three usmc) died when a helicopter collided with a c-130 during the mission's abort at desert one., wikipedia, 'operation eagle claw': eight us servicemen were killed when a helicopter collided with a transport aircraft during the mission, www.af.mil, www.afsoc.af.mil, www.defense.gov, www.dodig.mil, www.history.navy.mil, www.socom.mil
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