What the records say
- When
- 20 Dec 1989
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 8.98° N, 79.51° W
- Description
- 1989 battle during Operation Just Cause
Placed at the coordinates of its English Wikipedia article.
Battle of Paitilla Airport
Battle during Operation Just Cause
The Battle of Paitilla Airport took place between members of the Panama Defense Forces and United States Navy SEALs, on 20 December 1989, in the opening hours of the United States invasion of Panama. The US force consisted of forty-eight members of SEAL Team 4 under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Toohey.
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