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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tiguirwit, near Agadez -
 Niger
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Niamey Airport |
| Niamey Airport |
The US military drone crashed probably due to a technical malfunction.
Sources:
https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2020/08/14/un-drone-americain-s-ecrase-dans-le-nord-du-niger_6048936_3212.html
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2020 12:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Aug-2020 09:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, ] |
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