ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152134
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| Date: | Saturday 5 August 1967 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Westland WS.55 Whirlwind Srs2 |
| Owner/operator: | Nigerian Air Force |
| Registration: | NAF501 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gboko -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Makurdi |
| Biafran border | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed. Pilot, co-pilot and a Chief of Staff Nigerian Army Colonel Joseph Akahan (30) killed.
The remaing 8 former Austrian Whirlwinds where stored due to the non-availability of suitable pilots.
Reactivated when suitable mercenary pilots arrived in 1968.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 7.8.1967, p2
Correio da Manhã 8 August 1967, p4
Shadows,Airlift and Airwar in Biafra and Nigeria
Michael I Draper
https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Nigeria&page=1&sortfield=date&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_gte_+%2206-08-1967%22%29&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_lte_+%2212-08-1967%22%29&coll=ddd&redirect=true&identifier=ddd%3A010956382%3Ampeg21%3Aa0119&resultsidentifier=ddd%3A010956382%3Ampeg21%3Aa0119
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2012 09:16 | TB | Added |
| 14-Oct-2015 17:08 | TB | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2016 21:11 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport] |
| 06-Jan-2019 11:22 | Cobar | Updated [Date] |
| 06-Jan-2019 12:05 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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