Operation Desert Storm: Apache Helicopter Fratricide Incident

ISBN-10: 0788141155
ISBN-13: 9780788141157
Series: Operation Desert Storm
Pages: 100
Language: English
Published: 1997-02
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Authors: Barbara J. Cart, William E. McDaniel, E. Randy Stone

Description

On Feb. 7, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm, a Bradley and an M113 were destroyed by 2 Hellfire missiles fired from an Apache helicopter. Two U.S. soldiers were killed, and 6 others were wounded in the incident. This report provides a detailed discussion of the incident, including related events and factors that contributed to it, and an analysis of the U.S. Army's investigation of the incident. It addresses: whether equipment failure caused the incident, the Apaches' performance, and whether the name of the Apache gunner was improperly released to the press.