ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181031
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| Date: | Monday 2 November 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Thales Watchkeeper WK450 Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 43 Battery Royal Artillery, British Army |
| Registration: | WK006 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | MOD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MOD Boscombe Down (EGDM) |
| MOD Boscombe Down (EGDM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 2/11/2015, one of the army-operated UAVs suffer extensive damage when it crashed on the runway at MOD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, while being recovered from a routine training sortie, the MoD has confirmed. There were no injuries and an investigation has been launched.
Sources:
1. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mod-launch-investigation-after-watchkeeper-drone-crashes-near-salisbury-plain-a6721371.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20160421045223/http://www.janes.com/article/55734/uk-suffers-third-watchkeeper-mishap-with-salisbury-plain-landing-accident
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WK
4. http://www.militaryaircraftmarkings.co.uk/updates/MAMupdate111-2014.pdf
5. https://dronewars.net/drone-crash-database/
6. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/654737/DSA_AAR_16-17_-_RT.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2015 07:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Nov-2015 07:26 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 05-Nov-2015 12:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2015 15:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2015 17:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Nov-2015 11:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2015 11:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2017 12:12 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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