ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210902
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| Date: | Friday 5 April 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | 27th SOW USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Gulf of Aden off Djibouti -
 Djibouti
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
MQ-9A; ENTERED WX; MECHANICAL COMPLICATIONS; POSSIBLE LIGHTNING; ASSET DESTROYED
The Washington Post database reported the aircraft was assigned to USAF Special Operations Command. US Africom was quoted as stating the aircraft had been diverted over international waters where it crashed.
Sources:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/drone-crashes/database/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2018 21:10 | ASN archive | |
| 07-Mar-2020 10:19 | StokieSteve | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2020 16:02 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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