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| Date: | Saturday 18 May 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG... |
| Owner/operator: | Nigerian Air Force - NAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kano -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Low-flying MiG crashed minutes after take-off. Soviet pilot killed.
Sources:
New Straits Times 20 May 1974, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2019 20:32 | TB | Added |
| 04-Feb-2019 20:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 12-Dec-2020 10:16 | Jeroen | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Dec-2020 10:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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