AF shot down own Bell 212 in mistaken identity attack

[teron]

AF shot down own Bell 212 in mistaken identity attack

[22-10-2007 1.40pm 4th lead]

Mistaken identity had reportedly led to the Air Force shooting down its own Bell 212 helicopter during the ** air and ground attack on the Saliyapura Air Force Base in Anuradhapura today (Oct. 22nd).

The helicopter left the airbase to provide backup support as Black Tigers launched the ground assault at around 3.30 am.

Mistaking it for an Air Tiger plane, the military had shot it down at Doramadawala, Mihintale, reliable Air Force sources said.

An investigation is underway into the incident.

http://lankadissent.com/index.php?option=c...72&Itemid=1

 

[Alaya]

OMG

is this site reliable?

 

[THE_ONE]

I HEARD ABOUT THE ATTCK IN THE morning but didnt know it was a mistacken attack!

 

[Wal Bada]

lanka dissent - Pongala's e-paththare. ලංකා ඩිසෙන්ට් කියන්නෙ ග*ද ගහන කුණු ගොඩක්!

 

[funkoluwa]

ohhhh god dis is damn big mistake

 

[teron]

17 aircrafts damaged in Anuradhapura.

(LeN, 2007 October 06, 1.45 PM) The damage caused by the LTTE air and ground dual attack on the Anuradhapura Air Base this morning has been guessed a staggering US $ 25 million, the highest loss in the Sri Lanka Air Force history.

Unconfirmed reports say 17 air craft damaged by the attack and that the damaged fleet includes a Rs. 2.5 billion beach craft which can be airborne for a long time.

The damaged fleet, according to sources, contains one beach craft, one Bell helicopter, two MI-24 assault helicopters, one MI-17 transport helicopter, others are K-8 training aircrafts and Cessna light aircrafts.

But Air Force media spokesman deny this figures

http://www.lankaenews.com/English/news.php?id=4806

 

[blood_brotha]

Boru news... kotinge Boru

 

[funkoluwa]

Boru news... kotinge Boru

ekane bang maath holman una

 

[Wal Bada]

පට්ට පල් කෙබර! (කොටි කෙබර)

 

[teron]

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[Wal Bada]

Dream till our commandos gun the shit out of your terrorist ass

 

[gangs_7]

pissuda koheda..................

 

[chamika123]

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