Ethiopian C-130E shot down by rebels near Gijet

An Ethiopian Air Force-operated Lockheed C-130E Hercules tactical transport has been completely destroyed after it was shot down by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) – a paramilitary rebel group in Ethiopia – on June 23. The C-130E Hercules – serial 1564 (c/n 382-3822), belonging to 15 Squadron at Debre Zeit Air Base, a part of Harar Meda Airport in Bishoftu – was carrying troops and ammunition to an unknown destination when it was shot down by rebel forces. The