Transcript and video: US friendly fire killing of British soldier

[spindrifter]

Lasting just over 15 minutes, the transcript, taken from a leaked video begins just before the A-10 Thunderbolt pilot spots the four British vehicles.

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Roger, POPOV. Be advised that in the 3122 and 3222 group box you have friendly armour in the area. Yellow, small armoured tanks. Just be advised.

1344.16 POPOV35:

Ahh s***.

1344.19 P0POV35:

Got a — got a smoke.

1344.21 LIGHTNING 34:

Hey, POPOV34, abort your mission. You got a, looks we might have a blue on blue situation.

1344.25 POPOV35:

F***. God bless it.

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1347.02 MANILA 34:

We are getting an initial brief that there was one killed and one wounded, over.

1347.09 POPOV35:

Copy. RTB (return to base).

1347.18 POPOV35:

I’m going to be sick.

1347.24 POPOV36:

Ah f***.

1347.48 POPOV35:

Did you hear?

1347.51 POPOV36:

Yeah, this sucks.

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1338408.ece?token=null&offset=240

[patrice]

1. Where's the part when they were told "No friendlies."? n/t

[Kagemusha]

9. Certainly before the section quoted by the original post.

But certainly it's been widely reported to be there, fyi

[MrSlayer]

2. Just another tragedy amongst a host of them.

Terrible. The opportunity for this to happen should have never been there.

[mmonk]

4. But alas, it inevitably does.

Such a shame.

[helderheid]

3. I was just about to post this. Recommended.

[helderheid]

5. video

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,11021-10043,00.html

[helderheid]

6. GOD this is sad.

[cboy4]

8. It almost made me throw up.

Very tragic.

[helderheid]

10. Just one more thing... what have we done to all involved?

[helderheid]

7. I just watched the whole thing

:cry: