Air National Guard Drone Crashes Into Lake Ontario, Military Says -- NBC
An unarmed Air National Guard drone crashed into Lake Ontario during a training exercise Tuesday, the military said.
The MQ-9 Reaper took off from Wheeler Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum, N.Y., as part of a mission training pilots for the Air Force, Air National Guard Col. Greg Semmel said at a news conference Tuesday evening. The crash occurred about 1 p.m. local time in eastern Lake Ontario about 20 miles northeast of Oswego, N.Y., he said.
The drone was attached to the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Fighter Wing – the first fighter squadron to be converted from piloted F-16s to an all-drone force.
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More News On Yesterday's Air National Guard Drone Crash
Unmanned Reaper drone crashes into Lake Ontario during training mission -- Syracuse.com
Military drone crashes into NY lake during training mission -- FOX News/AP
Military drones grounded in Central New York following crash in Lake Ontario -- Syracuse.com
Reaper Drone Crashes into Lake Ontario Near Oswego, New York -- Epoch Times
3 comments:
no a single word in canada yet
I am a Canadian .... but it is true .... aside from the wire services .... not a peep from the Federal and Ontario governments .... and the Canadian news services have been generally speaking quiet. I guess the focus is on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.
you are right on ford. i am a cuban-canadian. best wishes.
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