Ethiopia says it will free vintage plane aviators soon

By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Aviators detained in Ethiopia while retracing a historic flight route along the length of Africa in 24 vintage planes should be freed in a few days along with pilots of support aircraft, an Ethiopian aviation official said on Thursday. The Vintage Air Rally crew, flying aircraft that include biplanes built in the 1920s and 1930s, are being held in Gambela, western Ethiopia, after traversing neighbouring Sudan.