HC Deb 25 April 1991 vol 189 c530W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence at what time of the day was the friendly fire incident in late February in the Gulf in which five British service men lost their lives.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The incident in which US A-10 aircraft inadvertently attacked two Warrior armoured infantry vehicles, killing nine British servicemen occurred shortly after 1500 local time (1200 GMT) on 26 February 1991.