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| Date: | Monday 21 November 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | 432nd WG USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tel Afar, Ninevah Province -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
probably shot down by IS militants
The USAF reported to a militarytimes.com FOI request that a 432nd WG MQ-1B was lost on this date at an undisclosed location
"LOST LINK - NOT RECOVERED; AIRCRAFT DESTROYED; NO INJURIES"
Sources:
https://twitter.com/lumisis/status/800785862590009344
https://sofrep.com/news/watch-islamic-states-claims-responsibility-bringing-us-drone-near-tal-afar/
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2016 20:44 | abel83 | Added |
| 22-Nov-2016 10:59 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Mar-2020 13:18 | StokieSteve | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2020 14:49 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator, ] |
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