Consequently they found themselves caught unawares as two apparently impervious Black Hawk helicopters were shot down by a ragged army of Aidid's militia, using hand-held, rocket-propelled grenades.

I decided to take a step back and examine these flaws as if they were the final coat of polish missing from a freshly painted car. Delta Force Black Hawk Down focuses on the events that transpired ...

Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down tries to do the same for 1993's battle between American troops and Somali fighters on the streets of Mogadishu. The back story is put up on screen as titles.