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Friendly fire pilot may testify against wingman
Friendly fire pilot may testify against wingman
(EXCERPT) CTV.ca News Staff One of the two pilots involved in the "friendly fire" incident that killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan last year may testify against his wingman at an upcoming court martial, a published report says. The National Post reports the U.S. Air Force has added retired Maj. William Umbach, who was in command of that fateful mission, to its witness list in the case against Maj. Harry Schmidt. Schmidt, who acted as wingman, has been grounded since he dropped a laser-guided bomb on the Canadian soldiers near Kandahar on April 18, 2002. The F-16 pilots said they mistook the Canadians for Taliban fig... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 11 Oct 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...6///?hub=World --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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