Former U-28A Draco pilots recount the circumstances surrounding Ratchet 33 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Dec. 17, 2025. Ratchet 33, a U-28A Draco assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing, crashed Feb. 18, 2012. All four crew members lost their lives. The aftermath of that mission, which is memorialized annually, changed the way 1 SOW conducts covert aerial operations. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Samantha Rossi)
| Date Taken: | 12.17.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.18.2025 10:11 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 990943 |
| VIRIN: | 251217-F-UV715-9556 |
| Filename: | DOD_111448557 |
| Length: | 00:05:21 |
| Location: | HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA, US |
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