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Second unmanned Predator aircraft in three days crashes in Iraq ($3.8M ea)

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2005/mar/31/033110208.html

LAS VEGAS (AP) - For the second time in three days, an unmanned Predator spy plane has crashed in Iraq, officials said.

A military statement from Baghdad said the remotely piloted MQ-1 Predator crashed at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Rawah, northwest of Ramadi, about 60 miles east of the Syrian border.

On Sunday, an MQ-1 Predator crashed near Balad, about 40 miles north of Baghdad.

The cause of the crashes was not immediately determined. The military said boards of officers will investigate.

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MQ-1s are equipped with video and infrared cameras and armed with laser-guided Hellfire missiles. They cost up to $3.8 million each.

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Second unmanned Predator aircraft in three days crashes in Iraq ($3.8M ea) [View All]