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| Date: | Thursday 28 May 2009 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A Air Beetle |
| Owner/operator: | Nigerian Air Force - NAF |
| Registration: | NAF054 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jaji -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kaduna Military Aerodrome |
| Jaji |
The aircraft was to fly past providing air cover for ground troops, when the engine quits close to the ground and the aircraft crashed. Gp Capt U.D. Abubakar and Fg Offr E.A. Cobham.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20090601061732/http://www.thisdayonline.com:80/nview.php?id=144672
Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2009 03:35 | harro | Added |
| 29-May-2009 04:10 | Anon. | Updated |
| 29-May-2009 04:30 | Anon. | Updated |
| 12-May-2013 14:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2025 16:13 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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