Sunbird Aviation
Defunct Kenyan airline
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Sunbird Aviation was an airline in Kenya which merged with Air Kenya in 1987 to form Airkenya Aviation. The airline was owned by the Cole Family.
Accidents and incidents
- One of Sunbird's aircraft, a Beechcraft Super King Air 200, registration number N 821CA was intended to transport the exile government of James Mancham as well as Kenyan military support from Mombasa following the failed 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt.[1]
- On 15 August 1987, Douglas DC-3 5Y-DAK crashed on approach to Kilaguni Airport. All 28 people on board survived.[2]
References
External links
- http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=5237
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Airlines of Kenya
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- Airkenya Express
- Blue Sky Aviation Services
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