Azza Transport Flight 2241 [SEP] point in time
Azza Transport Flight 2241
Azza Transport Flight 2241 was a scheduled cargo flight from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to Khartoum, Sudan operated by a Boeing 707-330C which crashed on 21 October 2009.
Aircraft.
The aircraft involved was Boeing 707-330C ST-AKW. The aircraft was s/n 20112, line number 788. The aircraft first flew on 1 May 1968 and was delivered to Lufthansa on 17 February 1969 where it was registered D-ABUJ. From 23 March 1977, it was leased
, including Azza Transport Company, for "transferring small arms, ammunition and artillery to Sudanese government forces and Janjaweed militia in Darfur."Grounding Sudan's Air Force
Accidents and incidents.
- On October 21, 2009, Flight 2241, operated by a Boeing 707-330C, crashed on take-off at Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates. The flight was a cargo plane and all six crew were killed.
Fleet.
The Azza Transport fleet included the following aircraft in October 2009:
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