Black Hawk Down (2001)
Directed by Ridley Scott
In October 1993 US Rangers and Delta operators fly from their airfield base into central Mogadishu to seize warlord lieutenants, and the raid turns into a desperate fight through the city after two helicopters are shot down.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Task Force Ranger base≈ 00:05:00Mogadishu airportStated on screen
The force waits at its hangar base on the coast before the raid.
- 2Target building near Bakara Market≈ 00:38:00Bakara Market, MogadishuStated on screen
Troops fast-rope into the city and seize the targets, but a Ranger falls and the first Black Hawk is downed.
- 3Super Six-One crash site≈ 00:55:00Mogadishu, SomaliaInferred
- 3Super Six-Four crash site≈ 01:10:00Mogadishu, SomaliaInferred
- 4Pakistani stadium≈ 02:10:00Mogadishu StadiumStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 10 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Helicopter: 8.5 km
- On foot: 1.9 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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