1. Friend Or Foe?
18/05/2021From our friends at the BBC. An investigation into one of the most infamous friendly fire incidents in the Iraq war. Journalist Audrey Gillan was on the ground with young soldiers in Iraq and teams up with Dan Maudsley to investigate.
The young soldiers are excited to head to Iraq but dubious about taking a woman reporter.
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Audrey Nervously accepts he plum reporting job and soon faces the realities of war.
D Squadron meets enemy resistance. But the deadliest challenge comes from their own side.
Was the US pilot who fired on them ‘a cowboy on a jolly’? They relive the darkest day
US pilot Gus Kohntopp fired the deadly shots but should his commander take more blame?
They meet the only US Serviceman in the ‘friendly fire’ incident ever to speak publicly.
The soldier who comforted Audrey under attack shares his struggle to deal with the war.
Could friction between the two pilots have contributed to their fatal error?