A chain of events the government cover-up of the Black Hawk incident and the friendly fire death of Lt. Laura Piper Piper, Joan L creator author text bibliography dcu 2000 1st ed. monographic eng print ix, 282 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm "On April 14, 1994, on a clear morning over the northern Iraq No Fly Zone, two U.S. Air Force F-15 jets encountered two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters on a routine mission. Within ten minutes, the F-15s misidentified the helicopters and shot them down with fire-and-forget missiles. For three years, aircraft had patrolled these skies with a near-perfect safety record. Although the Black Hawk downing was one of the worst air-to-air friendly fire incidents involving U.S. aircraft in military history, and despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the Air Force would officially conclude the pilots had made a reasonable mistake." "One victim was ebullient, twenty-five-year-old intelligence officer Laura Piper, in love with life and with being an Air Force lieutenant. A Chain of Events is the story of Laura's final flight, the Air Force's mishandling of the subsequent investigation, and the Piper family's battle with government bureaucracies for accountability. It is about duty, patriotism, a mother's devotion to a daughter's memory, and a family's disappointment in a beloved institution."--Jacket. 1. San Antonio, Texas April 10, 1994 -- 2. Incirlik Air Force Base, Turkey April 13, 1994 -- 3. Incirlik Air Force Base, Turkey April 14, 1994 -- 4. Incirlik Air Force Base, Turkey April 14, 1994 -- 5. MCC Forward, Zakhu, Iraq April 14, 1994 -- 6. No Fly Zone, Northern Iraq April 14, 1994 -- 7. No Fly Zone, Northern Iraq April 14, 1994 -- 8. Incirlik Air Force Base, Turkey April 14, 1994 -- 9. Washington, D.C. April 14, 1994 -- 10. San Antonio, Texas April 14, 1994 -- 11. Incirlik Air Force Base, Turkey April 14, 1994 -- 12. Black Hawk Crash Site, Iraq April 15, 1994 -- 13. San Antonio, Texas April 15, 1994 -- 14. San Antonio, Texas April 18, 1994 -- 15. San Antonio, Texas April 24, 1994 -- 16. Over the North Atlantic Ocean June 11, 1994 -- 17. San Antonio, Texas July 1, 1994 -- 18. San Antonio, Texas August 1, 1994 -- 19. Zakhu, Northern Iraq August 13, 1994 -- 20. San Antonio, Texas August 26, 1994 -- 21. Washington, D.C. September 8, 1994 -- 22. San Antonio, Texas September 8, 1994 -- 23. San Antonio, Texas October 1, 1994 -- 24. Oklahoma City October 18, 1994 -- 25. San Antonio, Texas October 22, 1994 -- 26. Sembach Air Force Base, Germany November 7, 1994 -- 27. San Antonio, Texas December 1, 1994 -- 28. San Antonio, Texas January 1, 1995 -- 29. San Antonio, Texas April 1, 1995 -- 30. San Antonio, Texas May 1995 -- 31. Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City June 3, 1995 -- 32. San Antonio, Texas June 20, 1995 -- 33. San Antonio, Texas July 1995 -- 34. San Antonio, Texas August 1, 1995 -- 35. The Pentagon August 10, 1995 -- 36. San Antonio, Texas September 1995 -- 37. Zakhu, Northern Iraq August 1996 -- 38. San Antonio, Texas September 1996 -- 39. Washington, D.C. October 30, 1996 -- 40. The Pentagon January 1, 1997 -- 41. San Antonio, Texas August 23, 1998 -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index Joan L. Piper. committed to retain 20170930 20421231 HathiTrust CtY To help ensure preservation of print and digital collections, this title is retained by Yale University Library on behalf of the HathiTrust Shared Print Program. Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-276) and index. a-iq--- n-us--- Black Hawk Friendly Fire Incident, Iraq, 1994 Friendly fire (Military science) Iraq Aerial reconnaissance, American Iraq Black Hawk (Military transport helicopter) Accidents Investigation United States Incident des hélicoptères Black Hawk abattus par erreur, Irak, 1994 Tirs fratricides (Science militaire) Irak Reconnaissance aérienne américaine Irak Black Hawk (Hélicoptère de transport de troupes) Accidents Enquêtes États-Unis Aerial reconnaissance, American Friendly fire (Military science) Iraq United States Militärhubschrauber Unfall Friendly fire Irak USA Golfoorlog (1991) Incidenten Slachtoffers Geschichte 1994 Black Hawk Friendly Fire Incident (Iraq : 1994) fast (OCoLC)fst00833620 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9WRQDWHRttVhpyyym 1994 fast DS79.755 .P56 2000 956.7044/4 15.75 Chain of events Piper, Joan L. Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, ©2000 1st ed. (OCoLC)606332043 1574882317 9781574882315 99086467 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy035/99086467.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy035/99086467.html TAG TAGC DLC 991221 20240808153519.8 in00004815725 eng