On March 22nd, the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) Canada's de Havilland aircraft
DHC-5D buffalo with care from Trident Aviation Ltd. The Registry 5Y-RBA fell about 24 kilometers (14.9 miles) from Mogadishu's Somali capital. Crush took all five souls to fly from Dobury in the southwest at 14:43z (5:43pm local time) Somalia
Go to Aden Abdul International Airport in Mogadishu.
Details of the cause of a crash
Currently, details about the cause of the crash are missing. At least what was posted on X was a nighttime video after the crash.
The Somali Aviation Authority has the ability to write and enforce regulations on FAA quality due to lack of investment anywhere near the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Somalia also does not have a National Traffic Safety Board (NTSB) to investigate and make recommendations relatively quickly after such tragedy. However, the following is a photo of the 5Y-RBA, which shows the collision.
Nevertheless, some X posts say that the fallen pilot in Buffalo was Colonel Mohamed Noor from Kenya. According to a March 23rd Somali Guardian report, “The nationality of the victims has not yet been officially confirmed, but the preliminary report suggests that all five of them are Kenyan nationals.”
The Somali Guardian suggests why there is a final flight
In the aforementioned report by the Guardian of Somali, this snippet explains the reason for the flight.
“Freight aircraft are frequently chartered by Somali authorities and humanitarian agencies, transporting goods and supplies in areas where road travel is dangerous, especially due to the presence of al-Shabaab militants.
Given that the DHC-5 Buffalo is intended to be a short takeoff and landing (STOL) transport or bush aircraft, the mission of taking supplies over hostile air is perfect for Buffalo. Al-Shabaab has no sophisticated weapons and is mostly ground-powered, so simple turboprop transport is sufficient.
About DeHavilland DHC-5 Buffalo in Canada
DeHavilland, Canada, built 126 buffaloes between 1964 and 1986. Most of these buffaloes were for the US Army and Canadian Army. can
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What was the De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo?
April 9th marks the 59th anniversary of the aircraft maiden voyage.
Buffalo is best known as a star of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fleet. Below is the last CBC tour of Operational Buffalo.
It is worth noting that there were attempts to revive Buffalo for Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) search and rescue plane competition in the 2000s, but the EADS CASA C-295 became the CC-295 “Kingfisher” of the RCAF service. For more information about The Kinghisher, this Canadian Skies Magazine feature, see more. Recent RCAF status reports show that Kingfisher is ready to replace the buffalo.
After military service, many DHC-5 Buffalo aircraft are left in the hands of civilian operators. Buffalo's ability to go 691 miles on a 18,000-pound payload (double the DHC-4 caribou) between two short runways remains unparalleled.
