Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 8 May 1969
Aircraft Type: Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter
Owner/operator: Nordchurchaid
Registration Number: N52679
Location: Uli Airstrip –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Boeing C-97G transport planeBoeing C-97G transport plane
Category: Accident
A Boeing C-97G transport plane crashed in a belly landing at Uli Airstrip, Nigeria, resulting in the loss of all crew members. Nigerian rockets, fired from a MiG-17 airplane, subsequently destroyed the aircraft. This incident was part of a Biafran Airlift operation focused on humanitarian relief during the 1967-70 secession war from Nigeria.A Boeing C-97G transport plane crashed in a belly landing at Uli Airstrip, Nigeria, resulting in the loss of all crew members. Nigerian rockets, fired from a MiG-17 airplane, subsequently destroyed the aircraft. This incident was part of a Biafran Airlift operation focused on humanitarian relief during the 1967-70 secession war from Nigeria.
Description
The Boeing C-97G transport plane was damaged beyond repair in a belly landing at Uli Airstrip, Nigeria. All crew members survived, but the plane was later destroyed by Nigerian rockets, fired from a MiG-17 airplane. The aircraft was part of the Biafran Airlift, which was an international humanitarian relief effort that transported food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war from Nigeria.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RBFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jjkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20crashed&pg=897%2C2060503https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RBFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jjkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20crashed&pg=897%2C2060503Primary Cause
Nigerian rocket fire from a MiG-17 aircraft.Nigerian rocket fire from a MiG-17 aircraft.Share on:
