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What was the view of the US military regarding "friendly fire" incidents in WW2?

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12 O'clock High has a thread with a list of RAF and USAAF Friendly Fire incidents, with references - many of which list the consequences.
Friendly fire WWII - Page 11 - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

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This is a seriously good thread, with some 58 pages of responses to date and counting!

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Fred Wilson said:

You have been warned! :stickpoke:
This is a seriously good thread, with some 58 pages of responses to date and counting!
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Thank you for the excellent addition, Fred. I only scanned through it so far, but will do more reading there when I get the chance.

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TD-Tommy776, Oct 27, 2011

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I haven't seen anything about the ramifications of FF but this thread might be of interest.

http://www.ww2f.com/weapons-technology-wwii/22475-friendly-air-air-kills-blue-blue-incidents.html

I saw the post in the "Similar threads" link at the bottom of this page.

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I just became aware that the link I referenced in post #13 has changed. The corrected URL is:

Amicicide: the Problem of friendly fire in modern war by Charles R. Shrader

Freedom is precious and many gave their lives for it. It is the duty of the future generation
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TD-Tommy776, Dec 27, 2011

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