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Predator Drone | From Albatross to Amber | S54-E1

American Innovations

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Captain Swanson's Predilection for the Predator

Captain Swanson keeps the predator circling above mulla omar compound. Finally, he gives they want to put irons on the target. Irons are bombs, not hell fire missiles. That means thei're calling in an air strike by fighter jets using the predator strictly as a scout, not an attack vehicle. But then, just moments later, the strategy abruptly changes. It's a direct hit. The vehicle is incinerated, killing anyone near it. Instantly, as the bloom from the explosion dissipates, swanson sees an object flipping like a rag doll tossed in the air. It’s a human body, glowing in the fred of the predators camera. More lumin

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