ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233522
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| Date: | 29-FEB-2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1 |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 02188 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Anwaitaram, near Agadez -
 Niger
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed due to technicals problems. It was armed witch Hellfire missles.
U.S. AFRICOM build new AFB close to Agadez.
Sources:
https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2020/03/02/us-loses-drone-over-niger/
https://twitter.com/oAlkabouss/status/1234494325339443205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1234500582972514304&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.militarytimes.com%2Fflashpoints%2F2020%2F03%2F02%2Fus-loses-drone-over-niger%2F
https://www.crystal-news.net/un-drone-reaper-us-tombe-a-tiguirwit-agadez/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=un-drone-reaper-us-tombe-a-tiguirwit-agadez
Media:
— O U M A R A ⴰ ⵍ ⵇ ⴱ ⵙ 🇳🇪 (@oAlkabouss) March 2, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2020 17:39 | plcedi | Added |
| 03-Mar-2020 20:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2020 20:46 | harro | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 18-Aug-2020 09:44 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Embed code] |
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