On March 30, 2003, two American F-16 Fighting Falcons flying over Iraq discovered 52 British Special Operations Unit troops surrounded by about 500 Iraqi soldiers and in immediate need of assistance. But it was so dark on the ground that if they dropped bombs, they might hit British troops as well. One pilot then pulled up and dove toward the ground at Mach 1, and then, at 3,000 feet, he pulled up once again, breaking the sound barrier and sending it directly towards the ground, hitting.
