ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146252
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| Date: | 11-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | 12:00 a.m. |
| Type: | Northrop Grumman RQ-4A BAMS-D |
| Operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Bloodsworth Island, across the Chesapeake Bay -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Patuxent River Naval Air Station |
| Patuxent River Naval Air Station |
A Naval drone aircraft crashed on Maryland’s Eastern Shore on Monday 11 June 2012 without injuries or property damage on the ground, officials said.
The 44-foot plane on a routine training flight crashed around noon near Bloodsworth Island, across the Chesapeake Bay from the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, according to Jaime Cosgrove, a spokeswoman for the Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons program.
Sources:
http://www.timesleader.com/stories/No-injuries-reported-in-Navy-drone-aircraft-crash-in-Maryland,162307
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2012/06/ap-navy-uav-crashes-maryland-061112/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2012 03:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Jun-2012 06:37 | 78Delta | Updated [Source] |
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