The Final Mission of Extortion 17
First edition | |
| Author | Ed Darack |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Extortion 17 |
| Publisher | Smithsonian Books |
Publication date | 2017 Hardcover, ebook, and audiobook |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover), ebook, and audiobook |
| Pages | 240 pg |
| ISBN | 978-1-58834-589-9 |
The Final Mission of Extortion 17: Special Ops, Helicopter Support, SEAL Team Six, And The Deadliest Day of The U.S. War in Afghanistan is a book by Ed Darack. It was published on September 19, 2017. It describes the downing of Extortion 17, a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter, in the Tangi Valley of Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak Province in the early hours of 6 August 2011. The book focuses on the helicopter's two pilots and three crew members.