Narrative:
Crashed while trying to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off.
The aircraft was part of the Biafran Airlift, which was an international humanitarian relief effort that transported food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war from Nigeria.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 16 March 1969 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Biafran Air Force |
| Registration: | 704B |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Uli Airstrip ( Nigeria)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Uli Airstrip, Nigeria |
| Libreville Airport (LBV/FOOL), Gabon |
Crashed while trying to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off.
The aircraft was part of the Biafran Airlift, which was an international humanitarian relief effort that transported food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war from Nigeria.
Sources:
» Shadows,Airlift and airwar in Biafra and Nigeria / Michael I DraperPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Uli Airstrip to Libreville Airport as the crow flies is 656 km (410 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Uli Airstrip to Libreville Airport as the crow flies is 656 km (410 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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