An Indian soldier next to the wreckage of Indian Air Force's helicopter in Kashmir February 27, 2019 © Reuters/Danish Ismail
IBTimes: Did India's own missile shoot down Mi17 helicopter in Budgam crash?
Investigations are on whether the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems were turned on that could have averted the Budgam helicopter crash.
A court of inquiry has been set up to ascertain whether an Indian missile shot down the Mi17 helicopter in Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir on February 27 killing six Indian Air Force personnel and a civilian. The Mi17 helicopter was hovering over Kashmir skies when India and Pakistan were locked in an aerial stand-off had crashed minutes after the Pakistan jets crossed over the Line of Control into the Indian territory to target military bases.
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More News On Reports That India Shot Down Its Own Mi-17 Helicopter in Kashmir During Last Month's India-Pakistan Air Clash
Budgam: Indian missile fired before Mi17 V5 chopper crash -- Economic Times
Did India Shoot Down Its Own Mi-17 Helicopter in Kashmir During India-Pakistan Air Clash? -- Eurasian Times
India may have shot down its own helicopter in Kashmir thinking it was Pakistan’s -- Samaa TV
Indian Missile Mistakenly Hit its Own Chopper in Conflict with Pakistan - Report -- Sputnik
India blew up its own helicopter while trying to target Pakistani jets, killing 7 – report -- RT
7 comments:
Anybody remember the shoot down of the two Blackhawk helicopters over northern Iraq in 1993? That was the US Air Force killing the US Army. Don't think it's just "Third World" countries that do that sort of thing.
The 93 Hawk shoot-down was a case of USAF pilots not knowing what their own helicopters look like. Guess the big US flag on the doors threw them. Dumbassery is everywhere.
" Don't think it's just "Third World" countries that do that sort of thing."
There were about 113 or so American deaths in Gulf War I, Most of it was "friendly" fire. So 3:18 is correct.
There was also this case of of a famous football (?) star and he was "mistaken" by his team mates for an enemy. It was really shady because that guy wanted to rat out some of their behaviour. He was a big star who gave up his career to join the military. There was even a documentary about this incident. I hope we'll find out what really happened to him, he seemed like a cool guy
Pat Tillman, 2004
RIP
Pat Tillman is special?
You do not feel bad for all the other people killed by friendly fire?
In WW2 in Normandy, we carpeted bombed whole allied divisions.
Friendly fire happens in War just like civilians casualties. It will always be the case.
So instead of saying it happened; therefore you are bad. Compare it it using the yard sticks of them last few wars. If there was less as compared to the last few wars, then the soldier, generals and tradoc has gotten better and have done their jobs.
Those who complain IMO could not have done better and would likely have done much worse. Kind of like a D+ student complaining that the A student didn't get a an A++.
More people were killed by friendly fire in one WW2 battle than all the people killed by friendly fire in the Gulf War.
"Despite efforts by U.S. units to identify their positions, inaccurate bombing by the Eighth Air Force killed 111 men and wounded 490"
The U.S. Department of Defense reports that US forces suffered 148 battle-related deaths (35 to friendly fire)
What we strive for is perfection. We expect top make progress. To obtain perfection in a kinetic environment day in and day out and bitching about how you would have done better is LUDACRIZ!
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