Not in the Falaise Gap, but
The Allies were not the only ones to suffer from “friendly fire”. During Operation Goodwood, Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 lost two Tigers to Luftwaffe manned 88’s.
This is from Georges Bernage’s book “The Panzers and the Battles of Normandy” (p. 141-142)
“ ‘I was preparing to advance in the direction of Prieure’. But to do so the Tigers had to defile past the Flak battery at Cagny and its crews, who were experts in aircraft recognition but did not know the difference between the various models of tank. They opened up with everything they had and destroyed two of von Rosen's tanks : Sergeant Major Schonrock's was hit and set on fire by an anti-tank shell, and Sergeant Major Muller's received a hit that went straight through.”
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