Kenyan Air Force Y-12 II Turbo Panda crashed in the Kanyonga
The Kenya Air Force Y-12 II Turbo Panda crashed in the Kanyonga area on August 3
Extensively damaged Kenya Air Force Y-12 II Turbo Panda KAF-128 following its take-o crash at Dhobley airstrip, Somalia, on August 3. (Photo by kaf)
This aircraft crashed on take-off from Dhobley airstrip, Somalia, while departing for Nairobi after delivering supplies to Kenyan soldiers operating with the UN AMISOM contingent.
All ten military personnel on board were taken to the Defence Forces Memorial hospital in Nairobi, where their condition was described as stable. The aircraft was badly damaged, with the port wing almost completely detached at the root and the port wingtip resting on the ground, while the undercarriage was also torn off.
D: 2020 Aug 3
N: Kenya Air Force/Air Support
Squadron
T: Y-12 II Turbo Panda
S: KAF-128
Source: By Oscar Bernardi / AirForces Monthly – September 2020
Editor: Beacky Maya Mugambi (African ©XAirForces News Editor from Kenya and Nigeria)
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Kenyan Air Force Y-12 II Turbo Panda crashed in the Kanyonga
