Failure To Follow Procedure Led To MQ-1 Crash, USAF Says

Credit: Predator: General Atomics
An MQ-1B Predator crew’s failure to follow a checklist procedure for a lost link caused the Feb. 2, 2016, crash of the UAV in the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility (AOR), the U.S. Air Force said. The unmanned MQ-1B, assigned to the 432nd Wing at Creech AFB, Nevada, was being operated by...

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