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blue on blue

 adjective
     
blue on blue
used to describe an occasion during a battle or a war when a soldier, sailor, or pilot is accidentally killed by his or her own army:
a 'Blue on Blue' incident which saw an RAF Tornado jet brought down by a Patriot missile
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