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| Date: | Thursday 16 May 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marib Governorate -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 16 May 2024, a United States Air Force MQ-9A Reaper drone was shot down by Houthi rebels while flying over Marib Governorate.
Sources:
https://theaviationist.com/2024/05/18/fourth-mq-9-reaper-lost-to-houthi/
https://lostarmour.info/aflosses/45874
https://news.sky.com/video/middle-east-tensions-yemens-houthi-rebels-claim-shooting-down-of-a-us-military-mq-9-reaper-drone-13138564
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te8Nqg8bMcM
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2024 09:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-May-2024 06:24 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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