Khartoum Kaputt: Aircraft Losses During The 2023 Sudan Crisis

By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans in collaboration with Gerjon

This list aims to comprehensively catalogue the (operational) aircraft and helicopters destroyed and damaged during the 2023 Sudan Crisis. Captured aircraft and helicopters as well as derelict aircraft and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are not included in this list. This list is updated as new losses are uncovered. For a list of vehicle losses during the 2023 Sudan Crisis click here.

 

(Click on the numbers to get a picture of each individual destroyed or damaged aircraft)

 

Sudanese Air Force (29, of which destroyed: 26, damaged: 3)

Jet Aircraft (10)

• 1 MiG-29SEh fighter aircraft: (1, destroyed)
• 4 Su-25 close air support aircraft: (1, 2 and 3, destroyed at al-Ubayyid) (4, destroyed)
• 4 FTC-2000 advanced jet trainer/light combat aircraft: (1, destroyed at Merowe) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed) (1, damaged at Merowe)
• 1 Unknown fighter aircraft: (1, destroyed)

 

Presidential Aircraft (2)

• 1 Il-62M: (1, ST-PRA, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)
• 1 An-72: (1, ST-PRM, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)

Transport Aircraft (9)

• 4 An-12: (1, 2, 3 and 4, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)
• 1 An-26: (1, damaged at Merowe)
• 3 An-26/30/32: (1, 2 and 3, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)
• 1 An-72/74: (1, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)

 

(Attack) Helicopers (8)

• 4 Mi-24P/Mi-35P: (1 and 2, destroyed at Jabal Awlia) (3, destroyed) (1, 975, damaged and forced down over Khartoum)
• 3 Mi-24P/35P or Mi-8/17: (1, 2 and 3, destroyed at Jabal Awlia)
• 1 Mi-8/17: (1, damaged at Khartoum IAP)

Rapid Support Forces (2, of which destroyed: 2)

Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (2)

• 2 Unknown VTOL UCAVs: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed)

Egyptian Air Force (4, of which destroyed: 1, damaged: 3)

Jet Aircraft (3)

• 3 MiG-29M/M2 multirole aircraft: (1, destroyed at Merowe) (2 and 3 damaged, at Merowe)

Helicopers (1)

• 1 Mi-17: (1, damaged at Merowe)

Civilian (8, of which destroyed: 8)

Aircraft (8)

• 1 Saudia - Airbus A330-300: (1, HZ-AQ30, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)
• 1 SkyUp - Boeing 737-800: (1, UR-SQH, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)
• 1 Badr Airlines - Boeing 737-800: (1, 4L-MWA, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)
• 1 Asia Cargo Airlines - Boeing 737-300: (1, PK-YGW, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)
• 1 ALS - Embraer ERJ145: (1, 5Y-CHQ, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)
• 1 Belcanto Airlines - Ilyushin Il-76TD: (1, EW-576TH, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)
• 1 Solenta Aviation - ATR 42: (1, ZS-AFR, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)
• 1 Beechcraft Super King Air 350: (1, ZS-SYX, destroyed at Khartoum IAP)

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