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| Date: | Monday 23 June 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T51 |
| Owner/operator: | Nigerian Air Force - NAF |
| Registration: | NAF701 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Porto Novo -
 Benin
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Port Harcourt |
| Lagos |
Got lost on a training flight and made an emergency wheels up landing on the edge of a lagoon near Porto Novo.
Pilots were Michael Tompsett (British) and Lieutenant Dare Ralph Femi, Nigeria Air Force.
Aircraft returned to Nigeria by road on 05-07-1969
Sources:
British Pathe
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA2FM5J73EYQCYOKMTCOS2QSTFF-DAHOMEY-NIGERIAN-AIR-FORCE-JET-CRASHES-IN-LAGOON/query/Red+cross
Shadows Michael I Draper
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2018 13:14 | Cobar | Added |
| 30-Sep-2019 08:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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