Actually the Canadian Board of Inquiry is not the Convening Authority for the US Air Force, and while damning in its report, does not apply to the actual case at hand.
====================================== Stop spam on your domain, use our gateway! For hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com ISP rated: http://www.forta.com/cf/isp/isp.cfm?isp_id=772 ====================================== If you are not satisfied with my service, my job isn't done! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 6:57 PM Subject: Re: No charges for 'friendly fire' pilots | Doug, | | Rather than rehash this issue, the following link is for the Official | Board of Inquiry of the Canadian Armed Formces. | http://www.vcds.forces.gc.ca/boi/intro_e.asp | | You can download the final report here: | http://www.vcds.forces.gc.ca/boi/final/content_e.asp | | To quote from the findings: | | Were any other person(s), to blame for the injuries or deaths? The | Canadian Board has determined that the actions of the Flight | are the primary cause for the injuries and deaths. | | It is the conclusion of the Board that the pilot's actions were not | consistent with either the expected practice for a defensive threat | reaction or the existing published procedures, This represented a | failure of airmanship and technique. Furthermore, their | actions contravened the published Commander's direction | -- | | The rest of it is pretty damning of the USAF's command and control | procedures in the area. | | larry | | | >| | >| It wasn't a problem with the coordination, although the CAF report | >| strongly faulted the US command in the area for its incompetence. The | >| pilot who dropped the bomb was told twice to hold fire. He | >| acknowledged the order then went ahead anyhow. This was a direct | >| disobedience of an order in combat conditions. | >| | >| larry | >| | > | >If that is absolute fact, then a Courts Marshal should be held and | >if convicted, | >then whatever penalties apply. | >On the other hand, it seems that the convening authority did not | >feel that there | >was this absolute fact involved. | > | > | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
