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| Date: | Saturday 28 December 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: | Al Bayda Governorate -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 28 December, a United States Air Force MQ-9A Reaper drone was shot down by Houthi rebels while flying over Al Bayda Governorate.
Sources:
https://english.news.cn/20241229/821890411aca45d3a4f59bce78f4f3b9/c.html
https://en.irna.ir/news/85703512/Yemen-shoots-down-American-MQ-9-drone
https://tass.com/world/1895051
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemen-downs-its-13th-us-made-mq-9-reaper-uav
https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/1873057257992405273
Media:
?The Yemeni announce to have shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone, the 13th of its type. pic.twitter.com/xexruDVs67
— MenchOsint (@MenchOsint) December 28, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2024 15:53 | Anon. | Added |
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