List being compiled

Chronological Listing of
Sudanese Air Force
 (Silah Al Jaw Assudani)
[Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya]
 Losses & Ejections

Claimed have been listed but further confirmation and further details appreciated
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
   
1962
Sudanese A.F.		 Jet Provost     Crashed Believe both crew killed    
   
1962
Sudanese A.F.		 Jet Provost     Crashed Believe both crew killed    
   
June 1962
Sudanese A.F.		 Jet Provost     Crashed Believe both crew killed    
   
April 1963
Sudanese A.F.		 Jet Provost     Heavy landing - aircraft later repaired      
   
14th April 1985
Sudanese Air Force		 DHC-5 Buffalo 833   Shot down near Akobo All four crew killed    
Is this confused with the loss on 4th April 1986?
   
4th April 1986
Sudanese Air Force		 DHC-5 Buffalo 800   Shot down near Bor All 14 on board killed    
Is this confused with the loss on 14th April 1985?
   
16th August 1986
Sudan Airways		 F-27 ST-ADY   Shot down on flight from Malakal to Khartoum. All 70 on board killed    
   
11th May 1987
Sudanese Air Force		 C-130H Hercules     Shot down by SA-7 All five on board killed    
   
9th January 1990
Sudanese Air Force		 An-24T     Shot down near Kajo Kaji      
   
8th February 1990
Sudanese Air Force		 C-130H Hercules     Shot down on flight from Harare (Zimbabwe) to Maridi (Sudan)      
   
26th February 1996
Sudanese 		??     crashed in Sudan All 70 passengers and crew on board killed    
   
  It is believed that at least 6 MiG-23s have been lost in the 1990s. The shaded cells apply to the two listed MiG losses but further details are needed. Did any of the pilots eject??
date needed
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-23     Shot down      
date needed
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-23     Shot down      
date needed
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-23     Shot down      
date needed
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-23     Lost in accident      
date needed
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-23     Lost in accident      
date needed
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-23     Lost in accident      
   
??
Sudanese Air Force		 J-6            
??
Sudanese Air Force		 Mi-8            
   
22nd October 1998
Sudanese A.F.		 MiG-23     Is this the loss for 22nd October below ?      
   
26th October 1998
Sudanese A.F.		 MiG-23     Claimed shot down by near al-Jabalain, 64 kilometres east of Juba.

Sudanese statement said the aircraft was lost to a technical fault

      
   
Wednesday 4th April 2001
Sudanese A.F.		 Antonov An-24     The aircraft crashed on take off  in Adaril,  near Malakal some 750 kilometres (468 miles) south of Khartoum following a tour of the southern military area the aircraft was intending to fly back to Khartoum.      
 
         
Col. Ibrahim Shamsul–Din
deputy defence minister
killed		 Colonel Osman Ahmed al–Mustapha
killed		 General Amir Qassim Moussa
killed		 Lieutenant General Faysal Issa Abu Fatma
killed		 Lieutenant General Kamal–Eddine Ali al–Amin
killed
         
Lieutenant General Ali Arika Kowal
killed		 Lieutenant General Yassin Aarabi Mohammed
killed		 Lieutenant General Sayyed al–Obeid Omar
killed		 Lieutenant General Malik al–Aaqel al–Hazem
killed		 Lieutenant General Bakri Omar Khalifa
killed
         
Brigadier Ahmed Youssef Mustafa
killed		 Brigadier Jamy Abolo
killed		 Brigadier Omar al–Amin Kara
killed		 Lieutenant Colonel Omar Osman Ali
killed		 Corporal Mohammed Ahmed
killed
   
11th September 2002
Sudanese A.F.		 Type ??            
   
24th December 2002
Sudanese A.F.		 Type ??            
   
Tuesday 14th February 2006
Sudanese A.F.		 MIL Mi-24 Hind     Claimed shot down by rebels in Rhill village in Shariaa area by the Sudan Liberation Army in the western region of Darfur      
   
8th August 2007
Sudanese A.F.		 MiG-29     Rebel  Darfur Justice and Equality and Movement (JEM.) claim to have shot down a MiG-29 4.5 km south of Adila. Pilot
Fate not known. Rebels say they were looking for the body		   K-36
   
Thursday 8th November 2007  
Sudan military transport plane		 Antonov An-12   Plane owned by Juba Air Cargo company Aircraft made an emergency landing in a military airport in Khartoum. Crashed into three battle tanks and caught fire. Mainly Russian crew
Two soldiers died in the fire		    
   
10th May 2008
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-29F     Shot down by rebels during fighting that occurred in Omdurman Pilot
Russian
[quoted as a retired military, from Ryazan higher military academy. Pilot on contract work as a trainer]
ejected but parachute did not deploy
killed		   K-36
   
Sunday 8th July 2007
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-29     Claimed shot down by the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in Wad Ginja, North Darfur Pilot

fate ??

   K-36
Sunday 8th July 2007
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-29     Claimed shot down by the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in Wad Ginja, North Darfur Pilot

fate ??

   K-36
Tuesday 8th August 2007
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-29     Claimed shot down while conducting a bombing mission, by the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) south of Adila, in the eastern part of South Darfur state     K-36
   
Saturday 1st September 2007
Sudanese Air Force		 Helicopter     Claimed shot down by the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in Haskanita      
Saturday 1st September 2007
Sudanese Air Force		 Helicopter     Claimed shot down by the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in Haskanita      
Saturday 1st September 2007
Sudanese Air Force		 Antonov     Claimed shot down by the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in Haskanita      
   
Wednesday 3rd October 2007
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-29     Claimed shot down by the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) while on a bombing mission. Reported the aircraft's wreckage had been found 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) south of Adila Pilot
no further details known		   K-36
   
Thursday 27th December 2007
morning
Sudanese Air Force		 Antonov     Claimed shot down by the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) over West Darfur. Crashed in forest 5 kilometres south-east of Nyala airport      
Monday 21st January 2008
14:10gmt
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-29     Claimed shot down by SAM fired by JEM forces in West Darfur in the area of Jebel Moon. Crashed in Karo Mountains between Al-Fasher and Kabkabya. Pilot
no further details known		   K-36
   
8th November 2010
16:00 local
Sudanese Air Force		 MiG-29     Claimed shot down by JEM forces and crashing near Majrur, 80k North-East of Al Obeid, capital of the state of North Kordofan Pilot
fate ?		   K-36
   
?? December 2010
Sudanese Air Force		 ??     Crashed in during night-time training operations in Red Sea state. Both the crew survived    
   
Wednesday 13th April 2011
Sudanese Air Force		 MIL Mi-24     On a training flight. Engine caught fire on take off. Crashed at the military airport in Khartoum      
     
??
killed		 ??
injured		 ??
injured
   
Monday 18th April 2011
Sudanese Air Force		 MIL Mi-17     Technical problems. Crashed three kilometres (two miles) from El-Fasher airport in North Darfur  while trying to land.
All five people on board were killed
 
         
??
killed		 ??
killed		 ??
killed		 ??
killed		 ??
killed
   
                 

 

To research Losses including: Hunting Provost T Mk 53

Jet Provost

Shenyang F-4 (MiG-17)

Shenyang F-5/ Chengdu FT-5 Fresce

Chengdu F-7M Airguard Fishbed

MIG-21

Mirage 5SO (was this type ever in SAF service ???)

Northrop F-5, F-5E, F-5F