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Black Hawk above the city of Peja

Before coming to Kosovo, I knew Black Hawks mainly from Mark Bowden’s book, and the subsequent Ridley Scott film, Black Hawk Down. As you may guess I’m talking about the Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter - the type that was shot down in Mogadishu and in the end lead to the withdrawal of the American troops.

In Kosovo you can see Black Hawks on daily basis. Especially here in the sector of the largest base, the American Bondsteel. Maybe because of the recent arrival of the new rotation (of peace keepers), the Black Hawks have been especially active in the past few weeks flying around in twos and threes.

Helicopters have always fascinated me, and I think Black Hawks are among the prettier ones. Maybe I’ll be lucky and get the chance to fly in one of those. Yeah, sure…