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| Date: | Saturday 9 November 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | IAI Heron |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | province Badakhshan -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mazar i Sharif AFB |
| Mazar i Sharif AFB |
During flight drone crashed in mountains region.
It is possible thas control system was hacked by Taliban specialists.
Machine was leased from Israel company.
Sources:
https://www.richardsilverstein.com/2013/11/12/israeli-drone-leased-to-german-army-in-afghanistan-hacked-and-crashed/
https://www.richardsilverstein.com/2013/11/12/israeli-drone-leased-to-german-army-in-afghanistan-hacked-and-crashed/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2013 14:56 | plcedi | Added |
| 14-Nov-2013 14:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 30-Jan-2020 13:58 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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