misidentify

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The images suggest the base was the intended target but raise questions over whether the school was misidentified or accidentally struck.

From The Wall Street Journal

Being misidentified as a hostile target is a major risk for aircraft.

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"I have a south Flintshire accent. Last time I checked, south Flintshire is in the confines of our beautiful country known as Wales," is Rule's response to being misidentified.

From BBC

Missiles were crisscrossing the region and civilian planes risked being misidentified as a hostile target, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Commercial aircraft have been accidentally misidentified as hostile by air-defense systems in the past, most recently when Russian defenses mistakenly shot down an Azerbaijani commercial flight in late 2024.

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