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| Date: | Friday 11 October 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sukhoi Su-27UB |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Debrezeit air force base -
 Ethiopia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bishoftu-Harar Meda Air Base (QHR/HAHM) |
| Bishoftu-Harar Meda Air Base (QHR/HAHM) |
The Ethiopian military Sukhoi Su-27UB crashed upon takeoff as a result of engine fire. Both pilots, instructor and trainee, died in the crash.
Sources:
https://allafrica.com/stories/201910120029.html
https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/article/air-force-plane-crash-kills-two
Media:
Crashed #Ethiopian Air Force #SU27 🇪🇹 ( https://t.co/IShVfrc2R8 ) possibly was one of 3× Su-27P sold by #Ukraine to #Ethiopia in 2003. FYI @AviationSafety. Info taken from @Istoriya_UA's #infographics - https://t.co/INMNrH6YrR pic.twitter.com/IzvZWHa0GM
— app4soft (@app4soft) October 15, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2019 09:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Oct-2019 09:54 | gerard57 | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 12-Oct-2019 10:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-Oct-2019 11:54 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 16-Oct-2019 07:02 | u2fly | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 28-Mar-2020 07:52 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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