Tarnak Farm Incident: The American F-16 That Killed 4 Canadian Troops In Afghanistan
On April 17th 2002, two American F-16s were returning to base from a 10-hour patrol. Mistaking the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group for enemy soldiers, dropped a laser guided 500 pound bomb directly on top of them. This shocking friendly fire incident would lead to 4 Canadian soldiers being killed and injuring 8 more.
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