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| Date: | Tuesday 25 February 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Owner/operator: | Sudan Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 29 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wadi Sayyidna Air Base (HSWS), Omdurman -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HSWS |
| Port Sudan Airport (PZU/HSSP) |
A Sudan Air Force Antonov An-26 was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Wadi Seidna Air Base (HSWS), Sudan.
Seventeen occupants and twenty-nine people on the ground were killed. At least ten on ground were injured.
Sources:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/26/several-feared-killed-as-sudan-army-plane-crashes-near-capital-khartoum
https://thearabweekly.com/sudanese-army-plane-crashes-46-killed-including-major-general
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1286536-sudanese-military-plane-crashes-in-omdurman-crew-killed
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/several-officers-civilians-killed-in-sudan-military-plane-crash-report-7795659
https://english.news.cn/africa/20250226/450dcd80728b4d83b086077822a58d46/c.html
https://www.albawaba.com/news/sudanese-military-plane-crash-omdurman-1600460
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/sudan-military-plane-crashesh-casualties-feared/article69265689.ece
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2025 23:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Feb-2025 01:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Feb-2025 07:45 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Feb-2025 10:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Feb-2025 11:02 | Notar Helicopter | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Feb-2025 15:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Feb-2025 12:02 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jun-2025 20:22 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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