Talk:Operation Barras

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I have seen no evidence on the internet that an Mi-24 was used in this action? Can this actually be verified? --Wikipediatastic 13:43, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

There's a South African mercenary pilot called Neall Ellis who was running around Sierra Leone under the employ of their government with a helicopter gunship (and it was an Mi-24 IIRC), according to the book 'War Dogs' by Al J. Venter. As such it's entirely possible it was him, and if they were hiring mercenaries, it's unlikely to be information disclosed to the press. 41.241.198.157 07:14, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm reading the book right now. Venter mentions Ellis' presence at the operation on page 132. --BrokenSphere 03:52, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Just watched an episode on Discovery Channel on this operation [Zero Hour]. It showed that Foday Kallay was killed and only one rescuer was wounded. Also during negotiations, Major Marshall was present and was able to pass camp disposition to the Army negotiators on the sly. How true are all these or is Discovery Channel sensationalising the whole thing (not the 1st time)

Bankrobber 07:28, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

What about the SBS, they were there too.

Exactly. Some unknown user keeps deleting the entries regarding the SBS. -- • Kurt Guirnela • ‡ ^Talk 23:10, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Thats what the Discovery Channel also claimed - ie. the SBS was there too. But not going to use Discovery Channel as a source. Bankrobber 15:59, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

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