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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 12:15 pm
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Originally Posted by henkybaby
Not at all. That one was brought down. But any story of a real accident with an UAV does not mean they are unsafe anymore than the AF story knocks the theory that pilots are safe(r). I did not say 'accident free' but you exclude pilot error.
According to reports.

It was either

US officials have acknowledged the loss of the unmanned plane, saying it had malfunctioned.
or

Iranian officials say its forces electronically hijacked the drone and steered it to the ground.
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