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Old March 7th, 2008, 09:50 AM
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Default Re: Friendly Air to Air Kills. Blue on Blue incidents

You would think there would have to be some from the "Bombers" as well, not to mention some from "Friendly" ships and ground units as well. Various incidents are mentioned almost everywhere. Artillery especially.
Not something the the one(s) who did it would readily admit. Sorta like strafing/bombing a friendly.
I'm sure it happened everywhere. I believe TA Gardner stated that the reason for the "white" recognition stripes on Russian tanks (late in the war), was because something more than a few got "lit-up" by Allied ground attack aircraft?
I wonder if these guys painted a ring on the tube, or a silhouette on a panel?
Most (hopefully) were unavoidable, yet unfortunate.
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