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| Date: | Monday 9 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: | Marib Governorate -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 9 September 2024, a United States Air Force MQ-9A Reaper drone was shot down by Houthi rebels while flying over Marib Governorate.
Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-american-mq9-reaper-drones-2ca2dc1c5316ca5473c3843d97780b2b
https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/us-military-acknowledges-houthi-rebels-shot-down-2-mq-9-reaper-drones-124091800124_1.html
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/another-us-made-mq-9-reaper-drone-shot-down-by-yemens-houthi-rebels/articleshow/113393846.cms
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/8/houthis-claim-downing-another-us-mq-9-reaper-drone-over-yemen
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2024 06:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Nov-2024 13:32 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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