RE: Landmines RE: US Foreign Policy Re: *DO* we share a civilization?

[John Garcia]

At 05:14 PM 8/14/2001 +1000, Brett wrote:
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>As for allied casualties, in total I think they were less than 100. The
>Brits lost about 12, almost all through (US) friendly fire. Recognition
>procedures never have seemed to be a US strongpoint (let me tell you one day
>about why Australian aircraft had to delete all red paint during 1942).

That would be for the same reason the US removed *its* red paint 
(specifically the red circle inside the white star, and the red and white 
stripes on the tail) at the same time. Pilots would mistake the red circle 
for the Japanese "meatball" (the Rising Sun) and fire upon their own fellows.

john