ICM 1:48 Scale Sikorsky MH-60L Black Hawk Down Operation Gothic Serpent - 48363

ICM 1:48 Scale Sikorsky MH-60L Black Hawk Down Operation Gothic Serpent - 48363

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ICM 1:48 Scale Sikorsky MH-60L Black Hawk Down Operation Gothic Serpent - 48363

ICM 1:48 Scale Sikorsky MH-60L Black Hawk Down Operation Gothic Serpent - 48363

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MH-60L Helicopter Model (Early Version) AS Used During Operation Gothic Serpent In October 1993. In 1988, civil war erupted in Somalia, plunging the country into terror and chaos while combat operations triggered widespread famine.

Product Specifications

  • Country of Origin: Ukraine
  • Features: Multiplease Plastic Kit
  • MPN: 48363
  • Age Level: 17 Years & Up
  • Item Width: 414mm
  • Assembly Status: Unassembled Kit
  • Item Length: 111mm
  • Subject: Four-Blade Twin-Engined Medium-Lift Utility Military Helicopter
  • Vintage: No
  • Material: Plastic
  • Colour: Multicoloured
  • Scale: 1:48
  • Year Manufactured: 2025
  • Model: ICM 1:48 MH-60L Black Hawk Down Operation Gothic Serpent - 48363
  • Customised: No
  • Item Weight: 635g
  • Franchise: MH-60L
  • Brand: ICM
  • Style: Modern
  • Set Includes: Sikorsky MH-60L Black Hawk Down Operation Gothic Serpent
  • Unit of Sale: Single Unit
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Type: Military Aircraft
  • EAN: 4823044411290
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Product Description

ICM 1:48 Scale Sikorsky MH-60L Black Hawk Down Operation Gothic Serpent - 48363In 1988, civil war erupted in Somalia, plunging the country into terror and chaos while combat operations triggered widespread famine.

Early 1993 negotiations between warring parties failed to achieve peace.

The American command then developed “Operation Gothic Serpent”

aimed at capturing General Mohammed Farah Aidid a prominent anti-government leader.

On October 3, 1993, forces attempted to capture two of Aidid’s clan leaders in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.

The operation involved a special forces unit supported by 16 helicopters

from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment including MH-60L Black Hawks.

While the initial capture succeeded, the unit faced intense resistance from rebels and local civilians, including women and children.

Two MH-60L helicopters were shot down, resulting in casualties and requiring UN forces in Mogadishu to mount a rescue operation.

The engagement would later be described as the most intense close combat American soldiers had experienced since Vietnam.

Ultimately, the operation failed to change Somalia’s trajectory, and by 1994, both UN and US forces withdrew from the country.