ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240244
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 August 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Idlib -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Two USAF UAV's collided over Idlib province and crashed.
Sources:
https://www.islamtimes.org/en/news/881218/two-us-drones-collide-crash-over-syria-s-idlib
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/08/18/two-us-drones-collide-and-crash-over-idlib-syria-defense-official-says/
Media:
BTW it seems there two big UAVs were shot down. As we can see above, one is MQ-9, second possible also MQ-9 or another big UAV. pic.twitter.com/f09EVMTyPL
— Yuri Lyamin (@imp_navigator) August 18, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2020 08:45 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Aug-2020 09:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Aug-2020 11:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2020 20:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
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