On The Ground

About On The Ground

Young soldiers' lives forever changed, not by enemy but by 'friendly fire'. Audrey Gillan was on the ground with them in Iraq and teams up with Dan Maudsley to investigate.

Publisher

BBC Radio 5 Live

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Aug 2020

Latest episode

10 Aug 2020

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Aug 2020

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   On The Ground: Investigating one of the most infamous friendly fire incidents of the Iraq war.

2. 

   10 Aug 2020

   #1 Friend Or Foe?

   The young soldiers are excited to head to Iraq but dubious about taking a woman reporter.

3. 

   10 Aug 2020

   #2 Can You Handle It?

   Audrey nervously accepts her plum reporting job and soon faces the realities of war.

4. 

   10 Aug 2020

   #3 The Day Everything Changed

   D Squadron meets enemy resistance. But the deadliest challenge comes from their own side.

5. 

   10 Aug 2020

   #4 A Cowboy Out On A Jolly?

   Was the US pilot who fired on them ‘a cowboy out on a jolly’? They relive the darkest day

6. 

   10 Aug 2020

   #5 Get Him. Get Him.

   US pilot Gus Kohntopp fired the deadly shots but should his commander take more of blame?

7. 

   10 Aug 2020

   #6 Lightning Three Four

   They meet the only US serviceman in the ‘friendly fire’ incident ever to speak publicly.

8. 

   10 Aug 2020

   #7 Survivor’s Guilt

   The soldier who comforted Audrey under attack shares his struggle to deal with the war.

9. 

   10 Aug 2020

   #8 Friction In The Air

   Could friction between the two pilots have contributed to their fatal error?

10. 

    10 Aug 2020

    #9 The Fog Of War

    Audrey and the men reflect on the impact of their time on the ground in Iraq.

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