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2nd October 2014, 17:10
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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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