Thursday, July 18, 2013

QF-4 unmanned aerial vehicle crashes at Tyndall Air Force Base

QF-4 DroneA U.S. Air Force QF-4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone assigned to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida crashed on the drone runway during take-off at 8:25 a.m.

No personnel were injured during the incident.

Base and local police and safety officials closed Highway 98 for up to 24 hours as a precautionary measure due to fires resulting from the crash and a small self-destruct charge carried on board the drone.

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