‘Unfriendly’ US pilot hits British tank crews

THREE wounded British soldiers have described how they survived an attack by a US A-10 Thunderbolt anti-tank aircraft that killed one of their troop and destroyed two armoured vehicles.

One survivor criticised the US pilot for showing “no regard for human life” and accused him of being “a cowboy” who had “gone out on a jolly”. The US A-10 aircraft circled and came around for a second attack.

Another survivor said he stumbled out of the burning wreckage of his light tank and waved frantically to the American pilot to try to halt his second attack.