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| Date: | Friday 1 March 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Raqqa, Raqqa District, Raqqa Governorate -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
On 1 March 2024, a United States Marine Corps RQ-21 Blackjack (Boeing Insitu Integrator) Small Tactical Unmanned Air System was downed in the vicinity of Raqqa while conducting operations in Syria. Whether the aircraft was downed by Syrian Air Defence Forces or simply crashed is unknown. Nonetheless, the debris of the aircraft was retrieved by the Syrian Armed Forces.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/MyLordBebo/status/1763602144920281314
https://twitter.com/SAMSyria0/status/1763653992263901623
https://twitter.com/WarWatchs/status/1763602772337828150
https://twitter.com/charly0153/status/1763654862787477858
Media:
?????‼️ In the province of Raqqa, Syrian air defense shot down an American reconnaissance UAV RQ-21 Blackjack. pic.twitter.com/QNLAIDaYKP
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) March 1, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2024 06:57 | Anon. | Added |
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