Friendly fire WWII

[Darius]

Hi,

very fine Information about the convoy vs aircraft incidents.

I have here to add this one red-on-red accident to the forumlist (hoping, this wasn´t told here before).

Source: DEFE 3/835, ZIP/ZTPI 3353:

TOO 1850/2030/15/2/41
TOI 2308/0528/16/2/41

PATRAS TO ROME
IMPORTANT

FROM: NAVAL COMMAND PELOPONNESE, PATRAS

3000 FURTHER TO MY 65156 OF 15/12. I REPORT THAT TODAY AT ABOUT 1400 HOURS 7 GERMAN AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER THE ROADSTED AT ARGOSTOLI, AT LOW ALTITUDE, MAKING RECOGNITION IN TIME IMPOSSIBLE. AS THE DIRECTION WAS THE SAME AT THAT FROM WHICH ENEMY AIRCRAFT USUALLY COME THE A.A. DEFENCES ENTERED INTO ACTION AND CEASED FIRE AS SOON AS RECOGNITION TOOK PLACE. ONE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT AND LANDED NEAR PIRGOS WITHOUT INJURING ANYONE. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE REPETITION OF REGRETTABLE INCIDENTS IT IS NECESSARY TO COMMUNICATE URGENTLY TO THE GERMAN AIR FORCE THE PROHIBITION TO FLY OVER ARGOSTOLI, NAVARINO, PAPAS, PATRAS, AND THE CORINTH CANAL. MESSAGE ENDS.

(DEPT.NOTE: 65156 NOT RECIVED)

Kind regards

Darius