Patriot battery chief apologises for fatal blunder - WAR ON IRAQ: DAY SIX 1 - All-round Country Edition

A US colonel in charge of the Patriot battery that shot down a British Tornado jet in the belief it was an Iraqi missile has apologised for the blunder that killed two men in the first "friendly fire" deaths in the war on Iraq. US army Colonel Tim Glaeser, in charge of the Patriot batterie...

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Published inThe Australian (Canberra, A.C.T.)
Main Author A correspondent at Ali al-Salem airbase, Kuwait
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canberra, A.C.T Nationwide News Pty Ltd 26.03.2003
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Summary:A US colonel in charge of the Patriot battery that shot down a British Tornado jet in the belief it was an Iraqi missile has apologised for the blunder that killed two men in the first "friendly fire" deaths in the war on Iraq. US army Colonel Tim Glaeser, in charge of the Patriot batteries that defend Kuwait, made a personal visit to the Tornado base at Ali al-Salem to apologise to the Royal Air Force detachment commander, Group Captain Simon Dobb, and to pass condolences to the families of the dead. The US lieutenant at the Patriot battery on the Kuwait/Iraq border was faced with a split-second decision. She pressed the button to launch the surface-to-air missile.
ISSN:1038-8761