Narrative:
A Lockheed Hercules of the Ethiopian Air Force has been destroyed in an accident near Gijet, Ethiopia. Unconfirmed reports suggest the aircraft was downed by the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) during the armed conflict known as the Tigray War that started in November 2020 between Ethiopia and the Tigray Region.
The aircraft was a Hercules, formerly operated by Ethiopian Airlines as ET-AJK, was seen in an all white colour scheme at Addis Ababa - Bole International Airport in 2006 without any serial number.
| Status: | Little or no information is available |
| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 2021 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
| Operator: | Ethiopian Air Force |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | 5022 |
| First flight: | 1988 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Gijet ( Ethiopia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Mekele Airport (MQX/HAMK), Ethiopia |
A Lockheed Hercules of the Ethiopian Air Force has been destroyed in an accident near Gijet, Ethiopia. Unconfirmed reports suggest the aircraft was downed by the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) during the armed conflict known as the Tigray War that started in November 2020 between Ethiopia and the Tigray Region.
The aircraft was a Hercules, formerly operated by Ethiopian Airlines as ET-AJK, was seen in an all white colour scheme at Addis Ababa - Bole International Airport in 2006 without any serial number.
Photos
Video, social media
Now confirmed that a C-130 carrying troops and ammunition was shot down by the TDF in the vicinity of Gijet this morning. Images taken from the crash site show that the aircraft was totally destroyed. There are no survivors.
— Ethiopia Map (@MapEthiopia) June 23, 2021
This is the third visually confirmed airframe loss. pic.twitter.com/ugl7tg2wQT
Tail number and identification from the C-130 that was shot down yesterday. pic.twitter.com/PNsDmzSpxz
— Ethiopia Map (@MapEthiopia) June 25, 2021
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