{"id":6469,"date":"2018-07-29T12:31:33","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T12:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=6469"},"modified":"2018-07-29T12:31:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T12:31:33","slug":"downed-pilot-extraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=6469","title":{"rendered":"DOWNED PILOT EXTRACTION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As part of the airshow, the Israeli Air Force put on an impressive demonstration of a downed pilot rescue mission.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6471\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6471\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6471\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FIRE-WALL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3750\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FIRE-WALL.jpg 3750w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FIRE-WALL-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FIRE-WALL-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FIRE-WALL-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3750px) 100vw, 3750px\" \/><\/a><strong>FIREWALL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A firewall is placed between the downed pilot and the &#8220;unfriendlies&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6472\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6472\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6472\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ARRIVAL-OF-ATTACK-HELICOPTER.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"3750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ARRIVAL-OF-ATTACK-HELICOPTER.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ARRIVAL-OF-ATTACK-HELICOPTER-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ARRIVAL-OF-ATTACK-HELICOPTER-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ARRIVAL-OF-ATTACK-HELICOPTER-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/a><strong>ARRIVAL OF TWO AH-64 ATTACK HELICOPTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6470\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6470\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6470\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ATTACK-HELICOPTER-FIRING.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3347\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ATTACK-HELICOPTER-FIRING.jpg 3347w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ATTACK-HELICOPTER-FIRING-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ATTACK-HELICOPTER-FIRING-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ATTACK-HELICOPTER-FIRING-1024x765.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3347px) 100vw, 3347px\" \/><\/a><strong>COVERING FIRE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The attack helicopters provide covering fire for the rescue operaton. NB: Note the smoke and falling spent casings of the heavy machine gun.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?attachment_id=6473\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6473\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6473\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BLACKHAWK-HELICOPTER-RESCUE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3118\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BLACKHAWK-HELICOPTER-RESCUE.jpg 3118w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BLACKHAWK-HELICOPTER-RESCUE-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BLACKHAWK-HELICOPTER-RESCUE-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BLACKHAWK-HELICOPTER-RESCUE-1024x821.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3118px) 100vw, 3118px\" \/><\/a><strong>BLACKHAWK RESCUE HELICOPTER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finally, a Blackhawk helicopter complete with SWAT team swoops in to retrieve the downed pilot.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the airshow, the Israeli Air Force put on an impressive demonstration of a downed pilot rescue mission.\u00a0 FIREWALL A firewall is placed between the downed pilot and the &#8220;unfriendlies&#8221;. 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