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| Date: | Sunday 14 February 2016 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: | UAV |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 60 km from Baardheere, Gedo region -
 Somalia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The military drone equipped with six missiles, crashed obviously due to a technical malfunction.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/Hamza_Africa/status/699154183044395008
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/somalia-al-shabab-seizes-missile-armed-drone-160215090718879.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2016 13:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Feb-2016 13:25 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
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