It now appears though that the biplanes from the 20s and 30s are being held in Ethiopia.

Maurice Kirk, known as  the bad boy of vintage flying , had trouble landing his Piper Cub in Khartoum.

His plane, which has no satellite tracking or a working compass, went missing on the next leg between Sudan and Ethiopia

The 72-year-old has refused requests to withdraw from the rally.

The dozen biplanes are being detained by Ethiopian authorities, a spokesman for the trip said.

They ‘ve been grounded at Gambella airport in western Ethiopia, close to the border with South Sudan.

It isn’t clear why they’ve been stoped. The pilots phones and computers have been taken by the authorities.

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