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| Date: | Sunday 12 April 1942 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  North American B-25F Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | unknown |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Igbo Llapa, Ikogosi, Ekiti State -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed. The cargo plane was loaded with arms and ammunition.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.36ng.ng/2021/02/07/how-the-first-plane-crash-in-nigeria-happened-in-april-1942/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2021 10:01 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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