Predator landing gear collapses upon landing
11/21/2008 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- The landing gear of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system collapsed after the aircraft landed about 6:45 a.m. Baghdad time Nov. 21 on the Joint Base Balad runway in Iraq.
The extent of the damage is unknown at this time.
The Predator is assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing from Joint Base Balad. The aircraft's primary mission is interdiction and conducting armed reconnaissance against critical, perishable targets.
A board of officers has been convened to investigate the incident.
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