ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164740
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 May 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Beechcraft King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Private on behalf of Red Cross |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Over South Sudan, between Juba and Lokichokio -
 South Sudan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lokichokio, Kenya |
| Khartoum, Sudan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Over South Sudan, the plane was hit by two unidentified objects.
One explosion damaged the cockpit and killed the co-pilot.
The second explosion damaged the right wing of the plane.
The pilot managed to fly the plane back to Lokichokio, Kenya.
The plane was clearly marked as a Red Cross plane
Sources:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2001/05/09/red-cross-plane-shot-at-over-sudan-pilot-killed.html
https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/2796-red-cross-co-pilot-killed-sudanese-attack.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1320921.stm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2014 19:02 | gerard57 | Added |
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