Sunbird Aviation

Defunct Kenyan airline

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

^ Kamau, John (October 31, 2015). "Daily Nation: How Njonjo, Gethi were embroiled in coup plot in Seychelles that embarrassed Moi".
^ "5Y-DAK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

External links

http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=5237

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