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| Date: | Thursday 5 October 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | TAI Anka-S |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hasakah province, NE Syria -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
An armed Turkish drone was shot down by USAF F-16 fighter.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee1/status/1709885131807244724
Media:
#BREAKING: This is wreckage of the Turkish Anka-S armed drone which was shot-down by the #USAF's F-35As on CAP over NE of #Syria. The wreckage is now located near the town of Tel Beidar, north of Hasakah. The drone was immediately targeted and shot-down after it approached… pic.twitter.com/xOwLkvaRJM
— Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) October 5, 2023
Update and Correction: The #Turkish Air Force's Anka-S drone which was shot-down by the #USAF over Hasakah in #Syria is not downed by a F-35A. It was downed by a F-16C Block 40 from 555th EFS flown from Muwaffaq Al-Salti air base in Jordan. pic.twitter.com/JhGSdABUPW
— Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) October 5, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2023 18:04 | plcedi | Added |
| 05-Oct-2023 18:05 | harro | Updated |
| 06-Oct-2023 07:35 | Rilmar | Updated |
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