Crashed Predator Drone Starts Wildfire in Arizona.
The surveillance platform was being used for border operations.
Yesterday, a wildfire started near Elgin, Arizona. The fire burned a few acres before resources were able to get on scene. It quickly became apparent that an aircraft platform had crashed and caused the wildfire.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection put out this statement last night:
CBP Statement:
On May 15, an unmanned MQ-9 Predator from Customs and Borde…
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