Alliedassault - View Single Post - What should happen to US pilots in "friendlt fire"

Pfc.Green · 01-16-2003, 10:06 AM

[quote="redhawk_six":054d7][quote="Sgt Stryker":054d7]and don't they have some kind of pylons that friendlies are supposed to lay out so aircraft can ID them?[/quote:054d7]
Yes, each Canadian had some sort of an infared emitter on their helmet so that friendly aircraft could id them, plus the training feild was marked with infared strobe things. The pilots should have known it was a friendly training ground.[/quote:054d7]

This is a quote from a news article at the vet forums. Canadian Capt. Joseph Jasper "Jasper testified Tuesday that more than half of his men had covered up blinking red lights on their helmets, which they normally used for safety reasons during live-ammunition exercises, because the blinking sometimes bothered helicopter pilots landing at an airfield about three miles away".

I think as this thing drags out, that blame could be placed on everyone, the biggest mistake (besides the bombing) seems to be a lack of communication.

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Pfc.Green is Offline Senior Member Posts: 3,849 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bothell, Washington, U.S.A	01-16-2003, 10:06 AM [quote="redhawk_six":054d7][quote="Sgt Stryker":054d7]and don't they have some kind of pylons that friendlies are supposed to lay out so aircraft can ID them?[/quote:054d7] Yes, each Canadian had some sort of an infared emitter on their helmet so that friendly aircraft could id them, plus the training feild was marked with infared strobe things. The pilots should have known it was a friendly training ground.[/quote:054d7] This is a quote from a news article at the vet forums. Canadian Capt. Joseph Jasper "Jasper testified Tuesday that more than half of his men had covered up blinking red lights on their helmets, which they normally used for safety reasons during live-ammunition exercises, because the blinking sometimes bothered helicopter pilots landing at an airfield about three miles away". I think as this thing drags out, that blame could be placed on everyone, the biggest mistake (besides the bombing) seems to be a lack of communication.