Episode 0044—Desert One Deviation

On April 24, 1980, United States special forces suffered a bitter failure with Operation "Eagle Claw", the attempt to rescue the Americans being held hostage in Tehran during the Iran Hostage Crisis, being aborted following a collision between aircraft at the initial staging area of the operation that resulted in 8 casualties.

What if the failed rescue attempt had succeeded or met with an even worse failure?

Some Web Links of Relevance:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw

Statement from President Carter after Failure (YouTube Video):
https://youtu.be/1Km3dx7wppA

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