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Imber friendly fire incident
The houses at the training ground at Imber
Date13 April 1942 (1942-04-13)
LocationImber, Wiltshire
CausePilot error and bad weather
Deaths25
Non-fatal injuries71

The Imber friendly fire incident took place on 13 April 1942 at Imber in the English county of Wiltshire during the Second World War. One of the Royal Air Force fighter aircraft taking part in a firepower demonstration accidentally opened fire on a crowd of spectators, killing 25 and wounding 71. Pilot error and bad weather were blamed for the incident.[1]

  1. ^ "Memorial plaque for 25 WWII 'friendly fire' victims". BBC News. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

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