EP5: Get him. Get him, and EP6: Lightning Three Four
US pilot Gus Kohntopp fired the deadly shots but should his commander take more of blame? And we meet the only US serviceman in the 'friendly fire' incident ever to speak publicly.
Young soldiers' lives forever changed, not by enemy but by 'friendly fire'. Audrey Gillan was on the ground with them in Iraq and teams up with Dan Maudsley to investigate.
US pilot Gus Kohntopp fired the deadly shots but should his commander take more of blame? And Audrey and Dan meet the only US serviceman in the 'friendly fire' incident ever to speak publicly.
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- Mon 23 Aug 2021 00:00大象传媒 Radio 5 Live