ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149490
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| Date: | Saturday 6 October 2012 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: | Shahed 129 |
| Owner/operator: | Hezbollah |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yatir Forest, Negev -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Israel Air Force shot down an unknown and unarmed drone, after it entered the Israel airspace.
Nobody was injured.
Shot down by IASF F-16I Block 30 (Tail Nr 844) from 201 Squadron based at Ramon AB. The Drone was destroyed with an Python 5 AAM.
Sources:
https://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/06/world/meast/israel-drone-downed/index.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20121116165013/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/10/06/242196.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/06/us-israel-aircraft-idUSBRE89508720121006
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/security-shambles-as-hezbollah-drone-spies-on-israeli-army-n6kxp77dnz7
The Sword of David. The Israeli Air Force at War (Don McCarthy) Page 111
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2012 12:05 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 07-Oct-2012 11:28 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2012 04:29 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 03-Mar-2016 18:07 | Ray Scorpio | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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