Maps of Movies
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Where Black Hawk Down says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Mogadishu, 1993 — shot in Morocco: the Rabat and Salé streets that played the battlefield
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Scenes and places
The Red Cross food convoy (1993)
A shipment of Red Cross food is seized by armed men while the Rangers, bound by the rules of engagement, can only stand by. The scene shows why the U.S. force is in Mogadishu and why it is so constrained.
Set in Red Cross food distribution site, Mogadishu — A food distribution run by the Red Cross, raided by Aidid's militia. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The film's famine backdrop, staged in a Moroccan city standing in for Mogadishu.
Filmed at Salé, Sidi Moussa district — French Wikipedia says the Sidi Moussa district of Salé was used to recreate downtown Mogadishu; only the city-level position is known. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Ranger base at the airport (1993)
Eversmann is handed his first command just before the mission, with a chalk that includes a fresh 18-year-old private. The briefing sets up the men he is now responsible for.
Set in Task Force Ranger base, Mogadishu Airport — The U.N.-held airport where Task Force Ranger lives and plans its raid. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A military airport turned base camp, rebuilt on a Moroccan air base.
Filmed at Kenitra Air Base — Production notes put the Task Force Ranger base sequences at Kénitra and Mehdya. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The raid on the target building (1993)
Delta operators seize the two advisers inside while the Rangers outside come under fire from a militia that is rallying fast. A planned quick grab turns into a street fight.
Set in Target building near the Olympic Hotel, Bakaara Market area — Delta Force enters the building holding two of Aidid's advisers while the Rangers cover the street. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A dense city quarter rebuilt in a Moroccan town.
Filmed at Salé, Sidi Moussa district — French Wikipedia says the Sidi Moussa district of Salé was used to recreate downtown Mogadishu; only the city-level position is known. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The convoy through the streets (1993)
McKnight's column is pushed off its route by roadblocks and heavy fire. Eversmann's unit presses on toward the first crash site.
Set in Convoy route and roadblocks, Mogadishu — The ground convoy fights through city streets that the militia has begun to block.
Streets of two Moroccan cities used for the whole battle.
Filmed at Rabat and Salé streets — Production notes say most of the film was photographed in these two cities; no single street is named. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Super Six-One goes down (1993)
Super Six-One is hit and the mission changes at once: the ground forces are rerouted to the crash site. Eversmann's chalk joins the defence of the perimeter.
Set in Super Six-One crash site, Mogadishu — A Black Hawk is hit by a rocket-propelled grenade and falls into the streets.
No filming location is documented for this scene.
Super Six-Four goes down (1993)
Durant's helicopter is brought down several blocks from the first. With the Rangers pinned, the commanders on the radio have to choose who can be sent.
Set in Super Six-Four crash site, Mogadishu — A second helicopter falls several blocks from the first.
No filming location is documented for this scene.
The column limps back to base (1993)
McKnight's column gives up on reaching the first crash site and returns to base. Garrison and his officers start planning how to get the trapped men out.
Set in Task Force Ranger base, Mogadishu — The vehicle column returns to the base with its casualties.
A walled coastal town near Rabat used for the base scenes.
Filmed at Mehdya — Production notes put the Task Force Ranger base sequences at Kénitra and Mehdya. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The run to the stadium (1993)
Some of the men have no room in the vehicles and must run on foot through the city toward the stadium.
Set in Mogadishu Stadium safe zone — The stadium held by the U.N. coalition, the destination of the men on foot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
No filming location is documented for this scene.
Characters
- Matt Eversmann — A staff sergeant getting his first command, a Ranger chalk, on the day of the mission.
- Michael Durant — The pilot of the Black Hawk Super Six-Four.
- William F. Garrison — The major general in command of the operation.