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| Date: | Saturday 28 January 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Al Bayda Governorate -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Unknown |
| Unknown |
The USMC aircraft (believed to be based at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti) suffered a hard landing while on a Special Operations Force / SEAL raid to combat Al'Qaeda in Yemen. One injury is reported. there was also a fatality in the subsequent military operation.
The damaged airframe was later destroyed by an air-strike by an F-16.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/DefenseBaron/status/825696749205540864
https://twitter.com/News_Executive/status/825698894352961538
https://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/us-servicemember-killed-in-raid-on-al-qaeda-in-yemen/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/29/one-dead-four-wounded-in-first-anti-terror-operation-of-trump-presidency.html
Media:
Confirmed | One V-22 Osprey which was carrying US Special Operation Forces was lost in raid in #Yemen. pic.twitter.com/x4RJG0t2p3
— Battle Analytics (@BattleAnalytics) January 29, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2017 15:50 | MH363 | Added |
| 29-Jan-2017 18:16 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jan-2017 18:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2017 08:21 | krasatpi | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2017 13:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2017 08:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2018 16:28 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-May-2018 19:53 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
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