2nd October 2014, 16:10
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Alter Hase
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Paris, France
Posts: 2,932
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Re: Friendly fire WWII
From the history of 1st Light AA Regiment:
" On 18th December 1941 - A Troop attacked by 15 Hurricanes and the guns had to open fire in self protection and one plane was brought down and on another occasion C Troop was attacked by 24 Tomohawks and 2 men were killed. Such was the confusion of battle."
Source:
http://www.desertrats.org.uk/orgartillery.htm
The book "Mediterranean Air War", vol 1, had for this day one loss without details in the text:
260 Sqn Hurricane shot down by Flak; Plt Off Cidman returned safely
One of the killed might have been Gunner James Bollard, killed the same day and commemorated on the El Alamein memorial. I have not found another victim for the regiment this day.
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