Report: Navy friendly fire killed UK Marine
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:51 pm
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Report: Navy friendly fire killed UK Marine
By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Nov 19, 2008 12:08:28 EST
A Navy F/A-18C pilot was acting in “good faith” and with the “best of intentions” when he mistakenly fired on a friendly position in Afghanistan and killed a British Marine in 2006, according to a recent report from the British and U.S. military.
The Navy pilot, whose name was not disclosed, fired more than 200 rounds on the Royal Marines after visually identifying the target but failing to double-check with his electronic “diamond designator” targeting equipment, according to a Royal Navy Board of Inquiry report released Monday.
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