Its central action was preceded five years earlier by the botched Operation Eagle Claw, instigated by the hijacking of American Travelway Flight 282 from Athens to New York.
Its central action was preceded five years earlier by the botched Operation Eagle Claw, instigated by the hijacking of American Travelway Flight 282 from Athens to New York. New World Revolutionary Organization leader Abdul Rifa, who emerged as its central villain, used the covert backing of Iran to first divert the plane to Algiers prior to an abortive raid; that action was followed by a landing in Beirut, where U.S. forces under the command of Colonel Nick Alexander suffered their lone casualty in the course of a successful rescue operation that saw Major Scott McCoy resolve the crisis using (*) rockets fired from his motorcycle. Featuring Robert Forster, Lee Marvin, and Kim Delaney and followed by a sequel pitting its star against Colombian drug lords, for 10 points, name this 1986 film whose titular elite counter-terrorist organization is led by Chuck Norris.
Its central action was preceded five years earlier by the botched Operation Eagle Claw, instigated by the hijacking of American Travelway Flight 282 from Athens to New York.
The Delta Force