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2024 New Way Cargo Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 shootdown
EX-76011, the Ilyushin Il-76T involved in the accident, pictured under a previous registration
Shootdown
Date21 October 2024 (2024-10-21)
SummaryShootdown
SiteAl Mahla, Darfur, Sudan
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-76T
OperatorNew Way Cargo Airlines
RegistrationEX-76011
Flight originRas al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
DestinationAmdjarass, Chad
Occupants5
Crew5
Fatalities5
Survivors0

On 21 October 2024, a cargo Ilyushin Il-76 operated by New Way Cargo Airlines was shot down over the Darfur region of western Sudan by the Rapid Support Forces during the Sudanese civil war.[1] The aircraft was reportedly flying from Ras al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, to northeastern Chad. The aircraft was one of the two New Way Cargo Airlines planes used by the UAE to do airlifting operations to Chad, alongside with EX-76015 another Ilyushin Il-76.[2][3][4][5][6]

Background

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Political situation

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The territorial situation in Sudan in 2024

Since 15 April 2023, a civil war broke out in Sudan between the Government of Sudan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).[7] At the time of the accident, the RSF controlled most of Darfur and Gezira State, along with parts of central Sudan, and an area near the border with Libya. The United Arab Emirates is considered a supporter of the RSF in the war, and although officially the UAE airlift operation in Chad is for delivering humanitarian aid many sources, including UN experts, say that the UAE used those planes to deliver military supplies to the RSF.[8][9]

Aircraft and crew

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The aircraft involved was an Ilyushin Il-76 registered as EX-76011 with serial number 0013428831. It was manufactured in 1981 and was operated by New Way Cargo Airlines. There were five crew members on board, two Russians and three Sudanese, according to RT, the pilot was Anton Selivanets.[10][11] On the crash site were also found document belonging to Viktor Granov, a russian pilot that owned the airlines Aircargo Services International and Grand Propeller. [12]Although documents from Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan were found on the accident site, it appears that no employees of the airport were on the aircraft.[13] A spokesperson for New Way Cargo, which is also based in Kyrgyzstan, said that its lease on the aircraft had expired at the end of 2023.[14]

Incident

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The aircraft was reportedly hit by missiles fired by the RSF, while it was flying over Darfur. Videos of the crash show the plane on fire diving towards the ground before crashing. The RSF claimed to have recovered the plane's black boxes and some documents it was carrying.[15][16] A safety pamphlet and a Russian passport were found on the crash site. The RSF troops in Darfur might have been unaware of the flights that were flying over the region at the time, instead they were expecting attacks from the Sudanese Air Force.[17]

Aftermath

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The United Arab Emirates initially denied their involvement with the crashed plane despite the evidence.[18] Initially, RSF commander Ali Rizqallah claimed that they had just shot down an Antonov of the Egyptian Air Force that was carrying weapons or bombing Darfur. The Russian embassy in Sudan stated that they were in contact with the Sudanese Government after the accident, since the plane was carrying two Russian nationals.[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Accident Ilyushin Il-76T EX-76011, Monday 21 October 2024". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  2. ^ "Sudanese paramilitary mistakenly shoot down UAE cargo plane". Sudan War Monitor. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  3. ^ "Russia investigates claims of cargo jet shot down in Sudan". euronews. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  4. ^ "Sudan conflict: Russians feared dead after plane shot down in Sudan". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  5. ^ "Russia investigates the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet in Sudan's Darfur region". AP News. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  6. ^ Hradecky, Simon (2024-10-22). "Crash: New Way IL76 at Malha on Oct 21st 2024, aircraft shot down". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  7. ^ "100 days of conflict in Sudan: A timeline". Al Jazeera. 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  8. ^ "Sudanese paramilitary mistakenly shoot down UAE cargo plane". Sudan War Monitor. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  9. ^ https://lansinginstitute.org/2024/10/22/russia-may-be-involved-in-violating-arms-embargo-in-darfur/
  10. ^ "Accident Ilyushin Il-76T EX-76011, Monday 21 October 2024". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Sudan Tribune: Five people killed in plane crash in Sudan, including two Russians". African Initiative. 2024-10-22. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  12. ^ https://lansinginstitute.org/2024/10/22/russia-may-be-involved-in-violating-arms-embargo-in-darfur/
  13. ^ Petchenko, Ilya (2024-10-22). "Manas Airport official ID found in plane downed in Sudan: Details". 24.kg. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  14. ^ Gambrell, Jon (2024-10-22). "Mystery of downed airplane in Sudan deepens as Kyrgyzstan insists aircraft had been de-registered". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  15. ^ "Cargo plane crash in Sudan's North Darfur kills five, including two Russians". Sudan Tribune. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  16. ^ "Sudan Tribune: Five people killed in plane crash in Sudan, including two Russians". African Initiative. 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  17. ^ "Crash: New Way IL76 at Malha on Oct 21st 2024, aircraft shot down". avherald.com. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  18. ^ "Russia investigates the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet in Sudan's Darfur region". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  19. ^ "Cargo plane crash in Sudan's North Darfur kills five, including two Russians". Sudan Tribune. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
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