Incident General Atomics RQ-1L Predator ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167493
 
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Date:Tuesday 11 September 2001
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic Q1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Atomics RQ-1L Predator
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Basra -   Iraq
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Carl Vinson
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A reconnaissance UAV crashed during a surveillance mission. Contact lost after About 45 min in flight.

Sources:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/national/drone-crashes/database/?noredirect=on
AFM November 2001, p73

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Jun-2014 06:10 harro Added
25-Jun-2014 06:11 harro Updated [Plane category]
21-Oct-2019 09:02 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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