| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 2021 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Operator: | Ethiopian Air Force |
| Registration: | 1564 ? |
| MSN: | 3822 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Gijet ( Ethiopia) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Photos circulating on social media suggest a Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the Ethiopian Air Force has been destroyed in an accident near Gijet, Ethiopia. Unconfirmed reports suggest the aircraft was downed by the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) during the armed conflict known as the Tigray War that started in November 2020 between Ethiopia and the Tigray Region.
The Ethiopian Air Force is known to operate one C-130E, serial 1564, that was donated by the United States in 2014 (USAF serial 62-1858).
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