The Laconia Incidence.

[Marshal Dan Troop 70448]

Not many heard about this encounter.

 

[Pat Riot]

Maybe the flag was dirty. Maybe the pilot saw it as a ruse. 
I only watched the first few minutes. 

[Badlands Bob #61228]

Whoops!!!

[Subdeacon Joe]

Tragic and horrific mistake?  Yes.  War crime?  No.

[Pat Riot]

2 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

Tragic and horrific mistake?  Yes.  War crime?  No.

I agree. This was one pilot, one crew. It was not an edict from command or the government. 

[Subdeacon Joe]

34 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:

I agree. This was one pilot, one crew. It was not an edict from command or the government. 

 

Yep.  It wasn't policy, it was the culmination of a string of mistakes, garbled communication, and "the fog of war."

[Pat Riot]

4 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

Yep.  It wasn't policy, it was the culmination of a string of mistakes, garbled communication, and "the fog of war."

The real “fog of war” or the Hillary “fog of war”? 

[Marshal Dan Troop 70448]

One thing not mentioned in the film was decades later when this incidence was reviewed, one asked, but was not answered. What if this sub had been captured and had an Allied crew and the plainly seen lifeboats could have held the sub crew, or  Flying the Red Cross flag, had not manned a gun nor shown any intention of offense nor defense,  what if this meant surrendering?