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Old 16th Aug 2011, 02:11
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DRPAM007
 
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I'll try and give some of my findings on this rather gruesome business without belabouring the point. However,in order to be succinct, I'll have to point you to my sources.

However, I have to say a plethora of factors tend to *distort the stats on this topic as most of these type of aviation events go unreported. The factors are not limited to, but include the following:

Classified government information.
Rogue arms trade flights.
Covert Mercenary movements
Smugglers of undeclared precious cargo, diamonds, drugs, etc.
Poor ATC control follow up.

Unless an aircraft is declared missing, ATC hardly have the resources to track aircraft that have filed valid flight plans with intent to just overfly the airspace.
As we are all aware, most of the equipment involved *are Russian and eastern built or some dinosaurs officially removed from service which are sometimes difficult to trace.

13 June, 2011
2 Planes shot down in Sudan.
Two Sudan army planes shot down

November 8, 2010
Plane shot down in Sudan,
JEM rebels claims it has shot down military plane in North Kordofan - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan

November, 2008.
Plane shot down Sudan/Chad border.
http://sudanwatch.********.com/2006/...ovt-plane.html


August 2008.
Unmanned spy drone shot down in Sudan? Rebels say yes, government say it was an unscheduled landing. Who do you believe?
DARFUR REBELS GUN DOWN PLANE « connectafrica

29 May, 2008
Russian pilot and mig29, shot down in Sudan.
DARFUR REBELS GUN DOWN PLANE « connectafrica

27 December 2007
Unregistered Russian Antonov shot down near Nyala Sudan.
ASN Aircraft accident Antonov registration unknown Nyala

Mar 2007
IL-76 shot down in somalia.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Plane 'shot down' in Somali city

The past 5 years have seen the Sudan military alone report over17 fatal crashes, mid-airs, and shot downs. You don't how many are classified and not reported. Evidence point to at least 3 times the number. Fatalities nearly 200. This might give you an idea:

http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/C...-Country/sudan.

Hope this is useful even if it's just for curiosity.*

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