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2015-10-22 The Grand Turk

Two US Predator drones crash in Iraq, Turkey

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Posted by trailing wife 2015-10-22 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 not shot down?

Posted by paul 2015-10-22 09:52|| 2015-10-22 09:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Very difficult to actually observe and shoot down [but not impossible] with ground based small arms fire (SAF) when aloft at altitude 5k-15k feet or higher. My guess and only a guess, without examining the wreckage would be technical difficulties or weather.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-10-22 11:53|| 2015-10-22 11:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Also lots of hours being put on these birds.

Posted by Pappy 2015-10-22 13:29|| 2015-10-22 13:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Also a lot of hours being put on the operators.
Plus, as a bonus, anything that that glitches the comm service (similar to intertube outage) sends the birds into "huh" mode. They're supposed to go into orbital routine, but if the flight profile is in an iffy situation, that air-ground interface sometimes comes into play.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-10-22 13:34|| 2015-10-22 13:34|| Front Page Top

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