Narrative:
Shot down by a Nigerian Air Force MiG-17 fighter aircraft during a supply flight from Fernando Po (now called Bioko, an island part of Equatorial Guinea) to Biafra.
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.
Loss of control
accident date: 05-06-1969
type: Douglas DC-7B
registration: SE-ERP
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 5 June 1969 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-7B |
| Operator: | Swedish Red Cross |
| Registration: | SE-ERP |
| MSN: | 45401/872 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Eket ( Nigeria)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Fernando Po Airport (SSG/FGSL), Equatorial Guinea |
| Uli Airstrip, Nigeria |
Shot down by a Nigerian Air Force MiG-17 fighter aircraft during a supply flight from Fernando Po (now called Bioko, an island part of Equatorial Guinea) to Biafra.
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.
Classification:
Shot down by aircraftLoss of control
Sources:
» Harm MeulemanPhotos
accident date: 05-06-1969
type: Douglas DC-7B
registration: SE-ERP
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 Fernando Po Airport to Uli Airstrip as the crow flies is 306 km (191 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Fernando Po Airport to Uli Airstrip as the crow flies is 306 km (191 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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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