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Cause of Predator UAV Accident In Theater Unknown

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By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force does not yet know if a MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle that ran off a runway in Iraq late last week can be repaired, or what caused the accident, the service said. "Our skilled maintenance craftsmen will evaluate the wreckage to determine if it can be fixed," service spokewoman 1st Lt. Lisa Spilinek said yesterday via e-mail from Iraq. The General Atomics-built Predator was attempting to land at Balad Air Base shortly after noon…

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