I was watching a documentary series narrated by Charlton Heston. Its called "Secrets of War". He said in the 50s, the CIA flew a P-38 and accidentally sank a British ship off the coast of South America. One of the Banana Republics down there was having a revolution, and the CIA thought the ship was loaded with guns and ammo. Turns out the British ship was just loaded with coffee and fruits. The P-38 dropped 3 bombs, only one hit, but it was still big enough to sink the freighter.
Anyone have any more information on this crazy event?