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Predator crashes in southern Iraq
Staff report
Posted : Friday May 2, 2008 10:53:13 EDT
Posted : Friday May 2, 2008 10:53:13 EDT
A Predator crashed in Iraq on Friday, the first to be lost since two went down in one week in early April.
This Predator was launched from Ali Air Base and crashed in southern Iraq around 4 a.m. local time, according to an Air Force news release.
Mechanical failure is suspected as the cause of the crash, the release said.
The crash marks the seventh such unmanned aerial vehicle to be lost in the past year. Each aircraft costs $3.5 million.
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