Narrative:
Destroyed during an attack on Enugu Airport raid by a Nigerian Air Force Let L-29 or Jet Provost aircraft.
The aircraft used to be operated by Nigeria but was impounded during the Nigerian Civil War by secessionist state Biafra on April 5, 1967.
Damaged on the ground
accident date: 06-11-1967
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 5N-AAK
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 6 November 1967 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Biafran Air Force |
| Registration: | 5N-AAK |
| MSN: | 25366/13921 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Enugu Airport (ENU) ( Nigeria)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Destroyed during an attack on Enugu Airport raid by a Nigerian Air Force Let L-29 or Jet Provost aircraft.
The aircraft used to be operated by Nigeria but was impounded during the Nigerian Civil War by secessionist state Biafra on April 5, 1967.
Classification:
Destroyed on groundDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» Shadows,Airlift and Airwar in Biafra and Nigeria / Michael I DraperPhotos
accident date: 06-11-1967
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 5N-AAK
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