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"US troops cause first British casualties"

A US CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter piloted by US troops and carrying eight British Royal Marines has crashed in an "accident". There were no survivors.

This is a tragedy.

How exactly did "US troops cause first British casualties" IB?

It may have just been that, an accident. I'm sure if "friendly fire" were involved, it would have been reported there and then. The States have an appalling track record for this type of thing.

They are flying choppers dating from the Vietnam war (although with a reliable record) in harsh weather conditions. Two Black hawks had to be grounded yesterday with mechanical problems due to the sand.

Although it is a tragedy, its no more of a tragedy than any other military / commercial accident.

And lest we forget, war is war and this isn’t a friendly paintball game, so there will be many more deaths before this is over. Lets just pray that this conflict can be resolved with the minimum loss of life.

Yup. Allied casualties are never a good thing.

First casualty's of war, always the worst.
Sad news.

I hope we find out what caused this "accident"

A US CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter piloted by US troops and carrying eight British Royal Marines has crashed in an "accident". There were no survivors.

This is a tragedy.