File:CENTCOM RQ-4A Flight Path map.jpg

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English: The ISR Flight path and grid plots for the RQ-4A shot down by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. “This was an unprovoked attack on a U.S. surveillance asset that had not violated Iranian airspace at any time …” – Lt Gen Joseph Guastella, @USAFCENT

Updated: Offering this to clarify our previous post. The legend of the graphic has been changed to reflect that the yellow line is the flight path of the U.S. Navy RQ-4A shot down June 20, 2019.
Top right of the map is a surveillance infra-red photo of an apparent explosion taken at 19JUN2019 23:39:26, giving coordinates of ACFT 25°57′27″N 56°52′39″E / 25.9575°N 56.8775°E / 25.9575; 56.8775 at 22909 feet and TGT (unclear) 25°57′42″N 56°58′22″E / 25.96167°N 56.97278°E / 25.96167; 56.97278 or 25°57′42″N 56°50′22″E / 25.96167°N 56.83944°E / 25.96167; 56.83944

Note: later the New Your Times commented on this image: "The images offered little context and initially included an incorrect description of the drone’s flight path" and "a senior Trump administration official said there was concern inside the United States government about whether the drone ... actually did violate Iranian airspace at some point." It also stated a Navy P-8A Poseidon took the photo of the drone being shot down.
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Source https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D9l0at7X4AA59M3.jpg:large
context: https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/1141854000192589824/photo/1
Author U.S. Central Command, U.S. DoD
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