U.S.-Registered Learjet Shot Down Over Ethiopia

A U.S.-registered Learjet 35A reportedly was shot down as it entered a no-fly zone near the town of Adwa, Ethiopia, on August 29, killing the two-man European crew. Newspaper accounts quoted an unnamed government spokesperson, who said all aircraft that pass through Ethiopian airspace must follow a "designated civil aviation route" due to the ongoing war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. According to the Jet & Propjet Corporate Directory, the aircraft, N350JF, was registered to the Wilmington Trust Co.

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