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| Date: | Monday 20 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: | Al Bayda Governorate -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 20 May 2024, a United States Air Force MQ-9A Reaper drone was shot down by Houthi rebels while flying over Al Bayda Governorate.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-say-they-downed-us-drone-over-al-bayda-province-2024-05-21/
https://en.irna.ir/news/85484921/Yemeni-armed-forces-down-US-MQ-9-Reaper
https://en.irna.ir/news/85482855/American-MQ-9-drone-crashes-in-Yemen-Report
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemeni-army-downs-second-us-mq-9-reaper-drone-in-one-week
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2024 09:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-May-2024 07:39 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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