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US drone crash: What we know about the collision with Russian jet

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After an American MQ-9 Reaper drone was forced to crash land in the Black Sea on Tuesday following an incident with a Russian fighter jet, the Pentagon has released video footage from onboard the drone.

US officials say it shows a Russian SU-27 fighter jet 'fuel dumping' close by before a second jet flies in and collides with the drone's propeller.

Here's all we know on the incident which defence analyst Professor Michael Clarke says is "almost certainly... a flying accident caused by pilot error".

More: https://www.forces.net/usa/russian-pilot-lucky-be-alive-after-mq-9-reaper-drone-collision-defence-analyst-says

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