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| Date: | Saturday 3 May 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-290C Adv. |
| Owner/operator: | IBM Airlines, opf South Sudan Air Force |
| Registration: | 5Y-CKD |
| MSN: | 22577/760 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nyala Airport (UYL/HSNN) -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Nyala Airport (UYL/HSNN) |
A cargo plane carrying military supplies for the RSF was destroyed by the Sudanes Army in Nyala Airport. The plane was reportedly carrying drones. On board there were at least 2 pilots and 18 military specialists from the UAE, which were all killed.
Sources:
https://www.mwakilishi.com/article/diaspora-news/2025-05-13/kenyan-pilot-killed-as-aircraft-shot-down-in-sudans-darfur-region
https://x.com/clashreport/status/1918951238470701252
https://x.com/AfriMEOSINT/status/1919454561414119528
https://x.com/Dinlas3/status/1919572478306725922
https://www.sudanspost.com/south-sudanese-pilot-killed-in-saf-airstrike-on-rsf-operated-airport/
https://t.me/aviaincident/41366
https://x.com/kenyanaviator/status/1919299159317700613
https://x.com/AL_70o0T_/status/1919030747672744152
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2025 09:34 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-May-2025 10:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 06-May-2025 10:49 | ASN | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 06-May-2025 11:55 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2025 15:04 | SignorPignolini | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-May-2025 11:58 | SignorPignolini | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2025 05:04 | Bloxzge 025 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2025 07:27 | Anon. | Updated [Nature, ] |
| 12-May-2025 14:57 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-May-2025 18:43 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 10-Jun-2025 10:54 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 25-Jul-2025 18:22 | ASN | Updated |
| 28-Oct-2025 06:25 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, ] |
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