Incident IAI Heron ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162198
 
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Date:Saturday 9 November 2013
Time:
Type:IAI Heron
Owner/operator:Luftwaffe
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:province Badakhshan -   Afghanistan
Phase: Combat
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Mazar i Sharif AFB
Destination airport:Mazar i Sharif AFB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During flight drone crashed in mountains region.
It is possible thas control system was hacked by Taliban specialists.
Machine was leased from Israel company.

Sources:

https://www.richardsilverstein.com/2013/11/12/israeli-drone-leased-to-german-army-in-afghanistan-hacked-and-crashed/
https://www.richardsilverstein.com/2013/11/12/israeli-drone-leased-to-german-army-in-afghanistan-hacked-and-crashed/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2013 14:56 plcedi Added
14-Nov-2013 14:57 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
30-Jan-2020 13:58 TB Updated [Operator]

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