Ilyushin II-76 crash, Oct 21, 2024 (5 killed), Al Malha
Ilyushin II-76 accident on October 21, 2024 near Al Malha, North Darfur, Sudan with 5 fatalities. Cause: The RSF claimed to have shot the aircraft...
- Date: October 21, 2024
- Aircraft: Ilyushin II-76
- Location: Al Malha, North Darfur, Sudan
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The RSF claimed to have shot the aircraft down, there is no independent confirmation and no official cause was announced.
A Sudanese Air Force Il 76 crashed in the Al Malha desert area of North Darfur on its return from a supply mission to El Fasher. The Rapid Support Forces claimed to have shot it down. All five crew members died, and the RSF published documents suggesting two of them were Russian.