The SQ 117 Rescue Mission

• specfore

  7 Apr 05, 20:02

  Originally posted by cornyfish2000:

  I'll take all these claims with a pinch of salt.. i suspect that most of it is just part of someone's special ops fantasy. I'm sure the SOF guys who were involved in the rescue would be far too disciplined to have leaked out details of their op like this.

  I did hear from a reservist unit colleague who was a regular commando (but not with SOF), and partly corroborated by a SIA friend. The story was that one tango was cornered or hiding in a toilet. During the clearing ops , the team found a locked toilet. According to the cdo friend, the tango was challenged to surrender but decision was not to take chances. Remember, that the info that surrounded the hi-jack was that the tangos were armed with explosives. Who knows whether the last tango had the "trigger"?
  An SIA friend later said that while repairing the aircraft, one toilet was found badly damaged by gunfire !
• chunyong

  7 Apr 05, 20:52

  Originally posted by snk86:

  lol, best version i have heard

  the best is often the truth.
• chunyong

  7 Apr 05, 20:55

  Originally posted by LazerLordz:

  Best example of "Chinese Whispers".LOL

  note that the SOF guy quickly 'dropped' his MP-5, de-holstered his S&W .38 and used it to shoot the butterknife....all this happened while the butterknife is in midflight....this is called fast draw. he was the legendary guy who could deholster the arm and shoot it accurately....as told by LYP
• wonderamazement

  7 Apr 05, 21:18

  when do they decide who to call?
• Rockhound

  7 Apr 05, 21:19

  Originally posted by wonderamazement:

  when do they decide who to call?

  depending on who/wat takes the hostages
• wonderamazement

  7 Apr 05, 21:32

  Originally posted by Rockhound:

  depending on who/wat takes the hostages

  meanin?
• Rockhound

  7 Apr 05, 21:34

  Originally posted by wonderamazement:

  meanin?

  residential cases...
  
  bank hostage taking..that kinda thing...prolly STAR...
  
  terrorism....
  prolly SOF
• wonderamazement

  7 Apr 05, 21:37

  Originally posted by Rockhound:

  residential cases...
  
  bank hostage taking..that kinda thing...prolly STAR...
  
  terrorism....
  prolly SOF

  0h 0k i see
• desiaru

  6 Jun 05, 17:48

  lol i saw the medal and the letter of commendation.. my RSM was one of the SOF personnels.. and they even cut off a piece of the plane to display in his office.. bullets marks all over that piece of plastic.. lol..
• Gordonator

  6 Jun 05, 20:55

  Originally posted by desiaru:

  lol i saw the medal and the letter of commendation.. my RSM was one of the SOF personnels.. and they even cut off a piece of the plane to display in his office.. bullets marks all over that piece of plastic.. lol..

  must be quite a sight.
• Icemoon

  10 Jun 05, 14:18

  Where is SQ117 today ah? decommissioned liao?