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This is especially confusing because "GPS Navigator Magazine" has the wrong date on the article. It looks like this happened in December 2001 and the speculati
by halefx 11y ago
This is especially confusing because "GPS Navigator Magazine" has the wrong date on the article.
It looks like this happened in December 2001 and the speculation of it being caused by the battery change was released in March 2002. Christian Science Monitor [1] reported on it in December when the cause was unknown. This PDF [2] has some more information on the Washington Post article.
1: http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1207/p2s1-usmi.html http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1207/p2s1-usmi.html
2: http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/cgoeker/SysSafe/WiSe%2011-12/Cases/GpsFriendlyFireAfghanistan.pdf http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/cgoeker/SysSafe/WiSe%2011-1...
- halefx 11y agoDec 6, 2001. Bomb Kills Three U.S. Soldiers; 20 Are Injured 'Friendly Fire' http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/409215373.html http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/409215373.htm... Feb 2, 2002. U.S. Soldiers Recount Smart Bomb's Blunder http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/409315969.html http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/409315969.htm... Mar 24, 2002. 'Friendly Fire' Deaths Traced to Dead Battery; Taliban Targeted, but U.S. Forces Killed http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/409245838.html http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/doc/409245838.htm...