ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281894
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| Date: | Monday 22 August 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9ER Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Al-Maqzha, Benghazi -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Videos and photos were shared online, showing a burning aircraft falling down and crashing in al-Maqzha, near Benghazi, Libya.
The Libyan National Army claims it had shot down a drone that had entered the airspace of Benghazi near al-Rajma.
First unconfirmed report identified the drone as an MQ-9. New pics and analysis of a few different angles of the crash site shows what appears to be four propeller blades, indicating that it could be a USAF MQ-9 ER.
In a report the USAF acknowledged to have lost an MQ-9 drone.
Sources:
https://www.eremnews.com/news/maghreb-news/2400080
https://twitter.com/A_MQQ/status/1561786801483923470
https://twitter.com/ameliairheart/status/1561853826650587136
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/31988-usaf-mq-9-reaper-drone-crashed-in-libya
Media:
#BREAKING
— Libya Review (@LibyaReview) August 22, 2022
Plane crashes in Libya’s second largest city Benghazi.https://t.co/PzK4AXb3CT#Libya #LibyaReview pic.twitter.com/IqnrmtNVGi
🇱🇾⚠️⚡️ - بالقرب من #بنغازي #ليبيا ، تم إسقاط طائرة بدون طيار مجهولة بواسطة وسائل الدفاع الجوي. pic.twitter.com/kJpbVhYutg
— وكالة رقم الإخبارية (@E4ePhq4u20jN893) August 22, 2022
Unverified imagery of wreckage reported from crash in Benghazi, Libya 🇱🇾 appears consistent with MQ-9 Reaper UAV pic.twitter.com/zqnG5xWQbk
— Joseph Dempsey (@JosephHDempsey) August 22, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2022 18:54 | harro | Added |
| 22-Aug-2022 18:56 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2022 05:48 | ManuelB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2022 05:27 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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