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| Date: | Sunday 29 May 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Thales Watchkeeper WK450 Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | British Army |
| Registration: | WK048 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea -
 Cyprus
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Akrotiri RAF Station (AKT/LCRA) |
On 29 May 2022, a British Army Watchkeeper unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a training exercise after taking off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
Sources:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18901996/army-drone-sea-failure/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2022 18:34 | ManuelB | Added |
| 06-Dec-2024 08:54 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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