헬리콥터 DUDE 44 작전의 공개영상에서 흐릿하게 처리된 MH-6

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F-15E 파일럿 구출작전 공개 영상에서 HH-60W는 그대로 공개됐는데 MH-6는 블러 처리된 모양이네요. 

MC-130J가 진흙에 빠져 뜨지 못하자 투입된 기체는 C-295W였습니다. 

새로운 DUDE 44 구조 영상, 이란 작전에 사용된 항공기에 대한 추가 정보 드러내

2026년 9월 14일 오후 11시 22분 CEST
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DUDE 44 브라보와 함께한 ‘60 Minutes’ 촬영 현장 뒷이야기. 사진: CBS ‘60 Minutes’ 영상을 이용해 The Aviationist가 제작한 합성 이미지

새롭게 기밀 해제돼 ‘60 Minutes’를 통해 방송된 영상은 이란 상공에서 격추된 F-15E 승무원을 구조한 복잡한 작전을 보다 자세히 보여준다. 여기에는 이전에 보도된 C-295W와, 의도적으로 흐리게 처리된 리틀버드 헬리콥터가 포함돼 있으며, 후자의 모습은 미 국방부가 여전히 무엇을 숨기려 하는지에 관한 새로운 의문을 제기한다.

미국의 뉴스·기획 TV 프로그램 ‘60 Minutes’는 2026년 4월 3일 이란 상공에서 신원이 공개되지 않은 조종사와 함께 격추된 미 공군 F-15E 스트라이크 이글의 무기체계장교(WSO)와의 독점 인터뷰를 방송했다.

인터뷰에는 이전에 공개된 적 없는 정보와 영상이 포함됐지만, 구조작전에 관한 많은 의문은 여전히 풀리지 않았다. F-15E 스트라이크 이글의 조종사는 인터뷰에 등장하지 않았다.

2026년 9월 13일 일요일 방송된 ‘Shot Down Over Iran’이라는 제목의 이 코너는 현재 59번째 시즌을 맞은 수상 경력의 CBS 뉴스·다큐멘터리 프로그램 시즌 첫 방송에 포함됐다. 임무 호출부호인 ‘DUDE 44 Bravo’로만 신원이 공개된 F-15E WSO와의 인터뷰는 에미상을 수상한 특파원 노라 오도넬이 진행했다.

The Aviationist가 이미 보도했듯이, 이 WSO는 스트라이크 이글에 치명적인 손상을 입힌 미사일 피격, 손상된 사출좌석과 낙하산, 착지 과정에서 입은 부상, 그리고 구조되기 전 이란군을 회피하기 위해 벌인 행동에 대해 상당한 새로운 세부사항을 제공했다.

그러나 항공이라는 관점에서 볼 때 ‘60 Minutes’ 보도에서 가장 흥미로운 내용 가운데 일부는 인터뷰 자체가 아니라 함께 공개된 새 기밀 해제 영상에 들어 있었다.

흐리게 처리된 리틀버드

영상 가운데 하나는 DUDE 44 브라보가 피신해 있던 산등성이에서 최종적으로 구출되는 장면을 정체불명의 감시 플랫폼이 촬영한 것으로 보인다.

흥미롭게도 DUDE 44 알파 구조에 참여했던 초기 HH-60W 졸리 그린 II 헬리콥터들은 검열 없이 공개됐지만, 브라보를 구출하는 데 사용된 헬리콥터는 의도적으로 흐리게 처리됐다.

이 항공기의 기본적인 종류 자체는 현시점에서 거의 비밀이라고 할 수 없다. 이전에 보도됐듯 두 번째 구조임무에는 MC-130J 코만도 II 2대가 이란 영토 안의 젖은 모래 지형에 착륙한 뒤 A/MH-6 리틀버드 헬리콥터 3대를 하역했다. 이후 리틀버드들은 목표지역으로 비행해 격추된 WSO를 회수했다.

새롭게 공개된 영상에서 흐리게 처리된 헬리콥터 역시 크기와 전반적인 형상 면에서 리틀버드와 일치한다.

따라서 더 흥미로운 것은 어떤 종류의 헬리콥터가 사용됐느냐가 아니라, 미 국방부가 왜 여전히 그 모습을 감출 필요가 있다고 판단했느냐는 점이다.

이 질문은 ‘60 Minutes’가 공개한 별도의 영상에서 합참의장 댄 케인 공군대장에게 직접 제기됐다.

오도넬이 왜 헬리콥터 영상을 가렸느냐고 묻자, 케인은 미국이 자국의 “가장 맞춤화된 능력”을 보호해 필요할 경우 다시 사용할 수 있도록 하길 원하며, 잠재적 적대국들이 정확히 무엇이 투입됐는지 보는 것을 원하지 않는다고 설명했다.

이 답변은 리틀버드가 작전에 참여했다는 사실 자체는 이미 몇 달 전 공개적으로 논의됐다는 점에서 특히 주목할 만하다.

검열된 헬리콥터. 사진: CBS ‘60 Minutes’

따라서 항공기를 검열한 결정은 헬리콥터 종류 자체가 아니라 세부적인 구성사항을 감추기 위한 것이었을 수 있다. 여기에는 기체 개조, 센서, 방어체계, 배기가스 처리 또는 적대 세력에게 유용할 수 있는 적외선이나 기타 신호 특성을 노출할 수 있는 다른 특징이 포함될 수 있다.

그러나 지금까지 공개된 영상에는 이 헬리콥터가 이전에 알려지지 않은 어떤 ‘스텔스 리틀버드’였다는 증거는 없다.

스텔스 리틀버드?

그럼에도 항공기를 흐리게 처리한 결정은 고도로 개조된 특수작전 헬리콥터를 둘러싼 추측을 불가피하게 다시 불러일으켰다.

흥미롭게도 이는 The Aviationist가 15년도 더 전에 다룬 주제다.

2011년 5월 25일, 파키스탄 아보타바드에서 오사마 빈 라덴을 사살한 넵튠 스피어 작전이 실시된 지 불과 몇 주 뒤 The Aviationist의 창립자이자 편집자인 데이비드 첸초티는 개조되고 더 조용해진 리틀버드가 언젠가 특히 민감한 임무에서 다른 저피탐 헬리콥터와 함께 운용될 가능성을 제기했다.

당시 일러스트레이터 우고 크리스포니는 그러한 가상의 ‘스텔스 리틀버드’가 어떻게 생겼을지를 보여주는 개념도를 제작했다.

가상의 스텔스 리틀버드와 MH-6를 비교한 2011년 이미지. 사진: 데이비드 첸초티 / 우고 크리스포니

이 아이디어는 부분적으로 베트남전쟁 당시 CIA가 사용했던 고도로 개조된 휴즈 OH-6 헬리콥터의 알려진 역사에서 영감을 얻었다. 이른바 ‘콰이어트 원’은 통상 헬리콥터에서 발생하는 음향 신호를 줄이기 위한 광범위한 개조가 적용됐다.

리틀버드에 관한 이 기사는 빈 라덴의 은신처를 급습한 2011년 5월 2일 작전에서 드러난 수수께끼의 개조형 블랙호크에 대해 The Aviationist가 심층 분석을 실시한 뒤 나왔다.

넵튠 스피어 작전에 사용된 헬리콥터 가운데 한 대는 은신처 내부에 불시착했고 이후 미군에 의해 파괴됐지만, 개조된 꼬리 부분 일부가 현장에 남았다. 이 잔해는 고도로 개조된 저피탐 블랙호크 파생형이 작전에 사용됐다는 최초의 공개 증거를 제공했다.

첸초티와 크리스포니는 당시 이용할 수 있었던 제한적인 증거를 토대로 일련의 개념도를 제작했다. 이 이미지들은 이후 전 세계 언론에 등장했고, 여전히 비밀에 싸여 있는 해당 헬리콥터의 후속 묘사에도 많은 영향을 미쳤다.

그러나 이러한 역사적 연관성에서 너무 많은 것을 추론해서는 안 된다.

새롭게 공개된 DUDE 44 영상 어디에도 MH-6의 스텔스형이 이란 작전에 투입됐다는 증거는 없다. 훨씬 덜 이색적인 설명은 해당 헬리콥터에 임무 특화 장비나 신호저감 기능이 적용돼 있었고, 미 특수작전사령부가 이를 고화질 영상으로 공개하고 싶어 하지 않는다는 것이다.

케인의 발언은 항공기의 어떤 부분이 민감하게 간주됐음을 보여준다. 그러나 그것이 정확히 무엇인지는 알려주지 않는다.

C-295W

‘60 Minutes’ 프로그램의 또 다른 흥미로운 영상에는 C-295W 쌍발 터보프롭 항공기로 보이는 기체가 저고도로 비행하는 모습이 나온다.

그러나 흐리게 처리된 리틀버드와 달리 C-295W의 존재 자체는 새로운 발견이 아니다.

표식이 없는 C-295W가 이란 영토 안에서 저고도로 비행하는 영상은 구조작전이 진행 중일 때부터 등장했고, The Aviationist는 이미 4월 5일 이 항공기가 비밀스러운 미 공군 제427특수작전비행대 소속으로 보인다고 보도했다.

제427특수작전비행대는 은밀한 침투·탈출과 기타 특수작전 지원 임무에 맞게 구성된 항공기들을 포함해, 소수지만 이례적으로 다양한 기종을 운용한다. 이 부대의 활동은 거의 공개되지 않는다.

이틀 뒤 미국 당국자들이 추가 세부사항을 공개하면서 C-295W가 목격된 맥락도 보다 분명해졌다.

두 번째 구조임무에서는 MC-130J 코만도 II 2대가 도널드 트럼프 대통령이 젖은 모래 농지라고 표현한 장소에 착륙했다. 이 항공기들은 리틀버드와 구조에 필요한 인원을 운반했다.

그러나 착륙 후 MC-130들은 진흙에 빠져 다시 이륙하지 못하게 됐다.

트럼프는 이후 “더 가볍고 더 빠른 항공기”가 인원들을 철수시키기 위해 투입됐다고 말했는데, 이 설명은 당시 이미 온라인에 퍼지고 있던 C-295W 영상과 부합하는 것으로 보였다.

따라서 ‘60 Minutes’가 보여준 C-295W 영상은 4월 오픈소스 보도를 통해 작전 참여 가능성이 이미 확인됐던 항공기를 다시 한 번 보여준다.

영상의 맥락을 보면 이 항공기는 MC-130들이 움직이지 못하게 된 뒤 실시된 임시 철수작전과 연관됐을 수 있다. 다만 짧은 영상만으로는 정확한 비행 단계나 목적을 확인할 수 없다.

발이 묶인 MC-130들을 온전한 상태로 그대로 버려둘 수도 없었다. 이후 미국 당국자들이 제공한 설명에 따르면 민감한 장비가 이란 측에 넘어가는 것을 막기 위해 항공기들과 임시 착륙지에 남은 리틀버드들이 파괴됐다.

미 국방부는 무엇을 숨기고 싶었던 것인가?

C-295W와 흐리게 처리된 리틀버드 사이의 차이는 새로 공개된 자료 가운데 특히 흥미로운 부분일 수 있다.

C-295W는 작전 당시 이미 민간인들에게 촬영됐다. 리틀버드가 사용됐다는 기본적인 사실도 공개돼 있었다. 그럼에도 미 국방부는 실제로 DUDE 44 브라보를 구출한 헬리콥터의 모습을 여전히 가리기로 결정했다.

Alibik3 텔레그램 채널을 통해 온라인에 공유된 영상에서 포착된 C-295W. 사진: Alibik3

이는 검열의 목적이 항공기 존재 자체를 숨기려는 것이라기보다 정확한 세부 구성을 면밀히 분석하지 못하게 하려는 데 있었을 가능성을 시사한다.

특수작전 헬리콥터에는 통신, 센서, 항법, 전자전, 생존성, 야간 또는 시계가 나쁜 환경에서의 운용과 관련해 일반 기체에는 없는 장비와 개조가 적용되는 경우가 많다.

신호 관리 역시 고려사항일 수 있다. 적외선 영상은 화질과 촬영 각도에 따라 엔진 배기와 열 분포에 관한 세부사항을 드러낼 수 있으며, 운용자들은 이러한 정보가 잠재적 적대국에 제공되기를 원하지 않을 것이다.

그러나 현재로서는 이보다 더 구체적인 내용은 모두 추측에 머문다.

할리우드 영화가 될 수밖에 없는 구조작전

임무를 둘러싼 많은 세부사항이 여전히 기밀로 남아 있지만, DUDE 44 알파와 브라보 구조작전은 이미 대형 할리우드 영화 제작으로 이어지고 있다.

2026년 5월 유니버설 픽처스와 마이클 베이 감독이 이 작전을 바탕으로 한 장편영화를 개발 중이라는 보도가 나왔다.

당시 보도에 따르면 영화는 에픽 퓨리 작전 중 F-15E 스트라이크 이글이 격추된 뒤 두 미군 항공요원을 구출하기 위해 벌어진 이례적인 노력과 이들의 이야기를 다룰 예정이다.

이 프로젝트는 작가 미첼 주코프가 2027년 출간할 예정인 책을 바탕으로 제작될 것으로 예상된다. 베이는 2012년 벵가지 공격을 바탕으로 한 영화 ‘13 Hours’에서도 주코프와 함께 작업한 바 있다.

임무의 규모와 DUDE 44 브라보의 극적인 생존 이야기, 그리고 투입된 다양한 특수 항공기와 인력을 고려하면 할리우드가 관심을 갖는 이유를 이해하기는 어렵지 않다.

그러나 ‘60 Minutes’를 통해 새로운 정보와 영상이 공개됐음에도 작전의 상당 부분은 여전히 대중에게 감춰져 있다.

그리고 최근 역사상 가장 복잡한 특수작전 항공임무 가운데 하나에 걸맞게도, 그 비밀성을 가장 분명하게 상기시키는 대상 가운데 하나는 모두가 그곳에 있었다는 사실을 이미 알고 있지만 미 국방부가 여전히 우리가 똑똑히 보기를 원하지 않는 항공기다.

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New DUDE 44 Rescue Footage Reveals More About Aircraft Used in Iran Operation - The Aviationist

New DUDE 44 Rescue Footage Reveals More About Aircraft Used in Iran Operation

New Details About DUDE 44 Shootdown Emerge in First Interview of WSO

Published on: September 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM CEST

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Stefano D'Urso

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A screengrab of the video showing the rescue of DUDE 44 Bravo, the Weapon Systems Officer of the F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over Iran on April 3, 2026. In the inset, DUDE 44 Bravo during the interview. (Image credit: CBS and Department of Defense, edited by The Aviationist)

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For the first time, the Weapon Systems Officer of the F-15E Strike Eagle shot down in Iran appeared in public and shared his story.

For the first time since the April 3, 2026, incident in which an F-15E Strike Eagle, callsign DUDE 44, was shot down over Iran, one of the crew members appeared in public and shared his story. The Weapon Systems Officer (WSO), a Colonel of the 494th Fighter Squadron identified only as DUDE 44 Bravo because of security reasons, was interviewed during the episode of CBS‘ ’60 Minutes’ which aired on Sept. 13, 2026.

Since the shootdown, the U.S. Air Force has not released details about the identities of the two crew members. The only official information about them was released in the Pentagon briefings with the press following the successful rescue operations.

Introducing the interview, Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), was asked why the aircraft was in that area. As already reported in previous occasions, the aircraft was involved in four-ship nighttime mission over a mountainous area south of Isfahan.

“Their mission was to conduct a strike on an industrial facility related to both the drone and the missile program, not related to the Isfahan nuclear facility,” said Cooper.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was next, and was asked about his reaction when he was woken up in the night with the news of the shootdown. “You always knew that was possible, so you immediately get to the next steps: are they ok? Does Iran know that? Whether they’re alive or not, we’re going to go get them,” said Hegseth.

DUDE 44 shootdown

As mentioned previously in official statements, the F-15E’s pilot and Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) were identified as DUDE 44 (the mission’s callsign) Alpha and Bravo, respectively. The crew member in the interview, DUDE 44 Bravo, is thus the Strike Eagle’s WSO.

“That day was just another day in the war for us, until that moment where we got hit by an Iranian weapon,” said the Colonel. While tape was put on his nametag to hide the name, the WSO was still wearing the patch of the 494th Fighter Squadron “Panthers,” one of the squadrons assigned to RAF Lakenheath’s 48th Fighter Wing.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron lands at a base in the Middle East, Jan. 18, 2026. (Image Credit: Courtesy Photo)

“When it happened, it was perfectly clear to me that we’d been hit because of the violence of that impact,” he further added. “I think the best way I’ve been able to describe that moment was getting hit by a freight train.”

The crew got to work to assess the situation and their options to overcome the problems. Hundreds of miles from friendly territory, the first priority was to check whether the aircraft was still flyable and able to get them away from the area.

“We do all we can to try to save the aircraft,” said the Colonel. “It was evident that that wasn’t possible and soon thereafter we ejected and found ourselves floating over the heart of Iran.”

Among the many systems which were damaged by the impact of the missile was also the WSO’s ejection seat. “It damaged catastrophically many of the systems of the aircraft,” said the Colonel. “That also includes my ejection seat.”

Airman 1st Class Latrell Blackwell, left, and Senior Airman Kyle Hogan, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress technicians, install an ejection seat into an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2022. (Image Credit: U.S. Air Force courtesy photo by Airman 1st Class Hadley Neish)

He paused for a second to thank the Airmen working on the ejection seats and survival gear, saying “they did an incredible job, because despite the damage to the aircraft, to include the damage to my ejection seat, it outperformed the design specifications, and I call that a testament to their professionalism.”

Damaged parachute

The Colonel did not mention how the seat was damaged, however he mentioned that the damage cause a failure in the deployment of the parachute.

“My parachute was damaged in the initial attack at one point when I looked up and saw no parachute,” he said. “That was the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen.”

It must be noted that in the F-15E’s ACES II seat the parachute is stowed in a container behind the headrest, which is the seat’s most exposed part to the exterior, and which can thus be damaged also by shrapnel. We don’t know however if that’s the case, as no further details were provided.

A GR7000 parachute along with dummy descends over a drop zone near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif, in 2017. A team from the 418th Flight Test Squadron conducted several drops using the parachute, which has been proposed as a replacement for the current C-9 canopy used in the ACES II ejection seat. (Image Credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Brad White)

For a certain time, the WSO found himself falling toward the ground without a usable parachute to slow him down.

“Free falling is a good way to put it,” he said. “I wasn’t focused on the speed at which I was falling, I was instead focused on trying to correct the problems that were in front of me and doing anything I could to unfurl or pull pieces of the parachute loose.”

It is unclear if the parachute was then partly or fully deployed. The former might be the likely option, as the descend was not slowed enough, causing extensive injuries.

“Based on my descriptions, and the injuries that I had, the professionals think I hit the ground going somewhere between 70 and 100 miles an hour,” he said. Usually, safe landings with round parachutes never exceed 15 miles per hour.

The evasion

According to the voiceover, the fall broke the WSO’s back, and he sustained also a broken arm, broken shoulder, sprained ankle and was bleeding from cuts and scrapes to his head and face.

U.S. Air Force pilot, 1st Lt. Matt Donnellan, assigned to the 190th Fighter Squadron, makes contact with friendly aircraft during a pilot rescue exercise at Fort Irwin Army Base, San Bernardino County, California, Oct. 29, 2024. (Image Credit: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jadyn Eisenbrandt)

“I had injuries, but we all trained to adapt and overcome the things that we’re faced with,” he explained. “I moved as quickly as I could, despite the injuries, away from the place that I landed.”

Training kicked in, and the Colonel started applying what he was taught by Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists. Complicating the effort, the damage to the ejection seat meant he did not have the survival kit contained in the seat’s bucket.

“SERE professionals trained me, over 20 years ago in my case, on setting priorities,” he said. “So it’s not just what you need to do, it’s the time frame that you need to do them in. So for me, I was focused on things like getting away from the enemy, finding  the right place to communicate, finding the way to hide or defeat the ways the enemy might track me.”

The WSO gave priority on getting away from the spot in which he landed, before starting to employ his communication equipment. During this movement, despite the injuries, he started climbing a 7,000 ft mountain.

“Given your injuries, how did you find the strength to make it up the mountain?” asked the reporter. “Never let a lack of motivation put you on an Iranian TV,” answered the Colonel.

The rescue

Meanwhile, the rescue forces were already moving to locate and pick up the crew. The pilot, DUDE 44 Alpha, was the first to be rescued.

During the interview, a declassified video showed the two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters arriving in the target area. From his vantage point, the WSO was able to see the operation unfolding only five miles away.

The helicopters, after picking up the pilot, tried to look for the WSO, but had to withdrew. The reason was not explained in the interview, although in previous occasions it was mentioned that the helicopters came under fire, with the crew sustaining light injuries.

“My worst fear was letting down the team that was working so diligently to rescue me,” said the Colonel when asked about how he felt. “I knew that they were going to come. I knew that America, whether it was one day or one year, was going to uphold its promise and rescue me. I had t do my part to give them time to affect that rescue.”

Meanwhile, the Iranians were preparing a search party in the valley, ready to look for the missing crew member. “I knew that they were coming,” he said. “I knew for a fact that they were looking for me.”

The night of the rescue, the mission package involved 155 aircraft, as mentioned previously by the Pentagon. Among them were aircraft tasked with bombing Iranian forces which were looking for the WSO, as shown in the second video declassified for the interview.

A third video showed the moment of the rescue, with the helicopter landing on the ridge and two Pararescue operators (also known as PJs) reaching the Colonel to pick him up. The helicopter was blurred in the video, although it was previously reported it was an MH-6 Little Bird transported by the MC-130s that landed on a makeshift runway nearby.

“The moment a PJ showed up to me on that ridgeline was one of the greatest moments of my life and I don’t know how to say it more clearly than thank you for all that they did,” concluded the Colonel.

Weird theories

One detail that attracted the attention of people watching the ’60 Minutes’ interview was that the footage of the HH-60W Black Hawk helicopter was shown uncensored, while the next helicopter that arrived to pick up the pilot was blurred. Gen. Dan Caine also said the image had been obscured so the aircraft’s identity would not be revealed.

Still, as already explained, we know that helicopter was an MH-6 Little Bird. So why censor it? Many people began suggesting that the aircraft had been hidden because it was the so-called “Stealth Black Hawk” revealed by the Osama bin Laden raid in 2011, a type we have probably written about more extensively than any other outlet in the world. In fact, one of the many renderings we have published here at The Aviationist has been used in social media posts accompanying the censored clip.

The actual reason is arguably less intriguing. The helicopter may have been blurred to conceal its infrared exhaust signature in IR footage, or to hide some modification fitted to the aircraft.

In fact, unlike other recent special operations where its presence was rumored, there is no indication that the infamous MH-X, or “Stealth Black Hawk,” was involved in the Iranian rescue operation, and the size of the obscured helicopter appears consistent with that of an MH-6, whose presence is independently confirmed.

Anyway, if you want to learn more about the Stealth Black Hawk, you can use the search button on this site, or start from the X thread here below.

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Stefano D'Urso is the Deputy Editor at The Aviationist, based in Lecce, Italy. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering. His areas of expertise include emerging aerospace and defense technologies, electronic warfare, unmanned and autonomous systems, loitering munitions, and the application of OSINT techniques to the analysis of military operations and contemporary conflicts.