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| Date: | Monday 16 September 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: | Dhamar Governorate -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 16 September 2024, a United States Air Force MQ-9A Reaper drone was shot down by Houthi rebels while flying over Saada Governorate. Video footage released by the Houthis shows that the drone was allegedly downed using an Iranian origin 385 loitering surface to air missile.
Sources:
https://thedefensepost.com/2024/09/18/us-mq9-crashes-yemen/
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-military-acknowledges-yemens-houthi-rebels-shot-2-113796211
https://x.com/imp_navigator/status/1835757968266289483
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2024 06:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Oct-2024 12:18 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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