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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | IAI Heron |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | Y-1011 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Indian UAV crashed in Chinese territory north of Sikkim after losing data link with control station.
Sources:
https://theprint.in/report/india-loses-its-troop-scanning-heron-uav-sensors-to-crash/20932/
https://theprint.in/opinion/if-the-fallen-uav-fell-into-chinese-hands-they-would-strip-it-for-technology/20975/
https://www.81uav.cn/uav-news/201712/10/29010.html
https://www.sohu.com/a/214952531_626685
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2017 07:34 | plcedi | Added |
| 28-Jun-2023 05:44 | RDV | Updated |
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