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| Date: | Friday 21 March 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Uli Uhiala -
 Nigeria
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
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 | Added |
| 18-Jan-2019 10:51 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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