Su-30SM shot down reported friendly fire

[Rockstar]

Both crew said to be safe.


https://www.overtdefense.com/2020/09/24/crashed-russian-su-30-suspected-to-be-friendly-fire-victim/



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SvSaWqKM1w

[Jimbuna]

the Su-35 had previously been on combat duty, and had its munitions unloaded for a mock dogfight training mission, except that its internal cannon had not been unloaded due to an oversight. During the mock dogfighting, the pilot of the Su-35 squeezed the cannon trigger to take a gun camera recording of what would ordinarily be a simulated kill. Live cannon shells took flight, and the Su-30SM went down.

Oops! :o

[Aktungbby]

'twixt the Iranian missile disaster, our Navy's inability to avoid atsea collisions, and now this...in addition to the Malaysian Air shootdown over Ukraine...:hmmm: friendly fire is a common denominator.

[Jimbuna]

Can't see why you put the Malaysian debacle down to 'friendly fire'

[Aktungbby]

I suppose so but 'unintended target's is probably closer; and I omitted a helicopter shootdown in the 1994 Iraqi war that cost a over eager US Colonel and others their careers. It is referred to as the Blackhawk Shootdown.

[Jimbuna]

Two Newcastle United fans John Alder and Liam Sweeney were amongst those killed.