Incident IAI Heron Y-1011,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202659
 
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Date:Wednesday 6 December 2017
Time:
Type:IAI Heron
Owner/operator:Indian Air Force
Registration: Y-1011
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region -   China
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
08-Dec-2017 07:34 plcedi Added
28-Jun-2023 05:44 RDV Updated

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