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Date: | Friday 21 March 1969 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | Uli Uhiala -
Nigeria
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Rebel airplane DC-3 reportedly shot down during attempt to land by Nigerian MiG-17Fs. Other airplane destroyed en route to Uli airstrip.
Sources:
La Nacion 25 March 1969
Airlift and Airwar in Biafra and Nigeria 1967-1970, Michael I. Draper, Hikoki Publications, Aldershot, UK 1999 ISBN 1 902109 63 5
http://users.accesscomm.ca/magnusfamily/noname.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Dec-2016 15:38 |
TB |
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18-Jan-2019 10:51 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |