Date 20 December 1989 Location Panama | Result American victory | |
80 airborne paratroopersA team of military police3 UH-1 helicopters2 OH-58 scout helicopters1 (LCM) landing craft medium1 AH-1 Cobra 27 PDF guards and troops 4 paratroopers wounded All killed, wounded or captured64 hostages freed Combatants Panama, United States of America Similar United States invasion, Operation Nifty Package, Operation Acid Gambit | ||
The Raid at Renacer Prison was an attack on the El Renacer prison in Gamboa, Panama, by units of the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army on December 20, 1989, during the United States invasion of Panama. The raid freed 64 hostages.
References
Raid at Renacer Prison Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA