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Mali Air Force Super Tucano Goes Down Over AFRICA Mali Air Force Super Tucano Goes Down Over Sévare OE Watch Commentary: On 7 April, a Malian A-29B Super Tucano crashed while in approach to Base Aerienne 102 near the town of Sévare in the Mopti region. A number of journalists reported the crash and there is even cell phone video of the plane plummeting to the ground making the rounds on Twitter (https://twitter.com/DonKlericuzio/status/1247568375208800256). Both pilots were killed in the crash. Military officials were quick to acknowledge the incident. An official communiqué on 9 April, excerpted here, claimed that the two pilots had just returned from a combat mission in the Timbuktu area where they “repeatedly attacked and destroyed the enemy, saving their brothers under fire in Mondoro, Dialloubé, and Boulkessi.” Other reporting on the incident claim that the two pilots were on a routine training mission. An international aviation press outlet stated the aircraft was returning from an exercise, as part of an anti-terrorist operation against armed groups. If the sortie was an actual combat mission it would be significant for Mali and the government’s fight against jihadist forces in the Sahel because of the speed in which the Malian Air Force has gone from delivery, to training, to actual combat air operations. Neighboring Bukina Faso was the first African nation to order the Super Tucano, receiving its first three aircraft in 2011. Yet Burkinabe pilots did not fly their first combat missions until 2018. It took seven years to get pilots ready and maintenance infrastructure in place. Only months ago the Burkino Faso armed forces acknowledged for the first time that Burkinabé crewed Tucanos conducted joint combat missions with French forces. French Mirage fighters acting as command and control platforms guided the much nimbler Tucanos onto enemy targets. It took Burkino Faso 11 years to conduct its first combat sortie. Other African nations have adopted the Tucano. Mauritania received two of four A-29s in 2012 and is still getting up to speed. Officially there has been no indication they have been engaged in air combat operations. Senegal has three A-29s on order while Ghana has five on the way. Nigeria has twelve A-29s on order and is expected to get their A-29s operational quickly due to the experience of its air force. Mali is the 14th nation to acquire the aircraft, ordering six in June 2015. The Super Tucano is heralded as a low cost system to conduct low intensity missions—perfect for the type of fight Mali and the rest of the nations of the Sahel are engaged in. Mali took delivery of the first four Tucanos in 2018. Since then the Mali Air Force, with multi-nation assistance, has been training its small pilot corps for the Super Tucanos in counter-insurgency and close air support role. In addition to training operations with the Mali Air Force, official military statements and local press coverage of the incident noted that one pilot received training in Czech Republic while the other was trained in Brazil. The loss of these pilots and the aircraft represented a twenty-five percent reduction of Mali’s Super Tucano combat capability. Days after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta paid tribute to the fallen airmen, head of the Air Force Brigadier General Souleymane Doucouré also recognized the deceased pilots. He also demonstrated his belief in the Super Tucano by taking one for a short flight. The gesture was likely intended to reinforce Mali’s commitment to the aircraft itself and its intention of establishing an independent military aviation capability.” End OE Watch Commentary (Billingsley) “Captain Moussa Maïga and second lieutenant Mamadou Boubacar Traoré have repeatedly attacked and destroyed the enemy saving their brothers under fire in Mondoro, Dialloubé, and Boulkessi, among others. A journey that has earned them the trust of their fellow service members.” OE Watch | May 2020 75 AFRICA Continued: Mali Air Force Super Tucano Goes Down Over Sévare Air-to-air with Afghan Air Force Embraer A-29 Super Tucano. Source: US Air Force from USA Capt. Eydie Sakura via Wikimedia, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Air-to-air_with_Afghan_Air_Force_Embraer_A-29_Super_Tucano.jpg, Public Domain Source: “Deux héros finissent leur partition (Two Heroes Finish Their Mission),”Armed Forces of Mali, 9 April 2020 http://pastel.fama.ml/ deux-heros-deux-excellents-pilotent-finissent-leur-partition/ The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, wanted to acknowledge the two pilots who died on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, following their crash in Sevaré. Marked by the pain of the loss of these pilots and other fallen fighters of the week, he could not stay far. Deeply moved by these tragic events, he presented his wholehearted compassion to the Malian army and the bereaved families of these brave sons, on Thursday April 9, 2020 at Air Base 100 in Bamako. Captain Moussa Maïga and Second Lieutenant Mamadou Boubacar Traoré, two volunteers for the homeland, were back from a commanded mission in the Timbuktu area. Led to perfection, they returned to Sévaré where they mate their fate. Their mission, to restore morale to ground troops and local population. They were congratulated by their superiors after each mission. These pilots were also responsible for government reprisals following the jihadist attack on the post at Dinangourou on February 6, 2020. Captain Moussa Maïga and second lieutenant Mamadou Boubacar Traoré have repeatedly attacked and destroyed the enemy saving their brothers under fire in Mondoro, Dialloubé, and Boulkessi, among others. A journey that has earned them the trust of their fellow service members. OE Watch | May 2020 76.
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