ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236248
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| Date: | Monday 18 May 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Wing Loong II |
| Owner/operator: | Libyan National Army (LNA) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Zuwara and Aljmail -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
The military drone was apparently shot down by a missile fired from an Italian frigate. Some reports speak of two downed UAV's.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/Oded121351/status/1262269838409547777
Media:
#Libya- #GNA photos purportedly showing remnants of Wing Loong UAV (#UAE in support of #LNA) that was shot down between Zuwara & Aljmail (~100km west of #Tripoli) pic.twitter.com/6QqPVOYmBx
— Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) May 18, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 13:34 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Aug-2023 19:02 | Drone Insider | Updated |
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