Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 2 November 1969
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6A
Owner/operator: Joint Church Aid
Registration Number: LN-FOM
Location: Uli Airstrip –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: DC-6 cargo planeDC-6 cargo plane
Category: Unlawful Interference
A DC-6 cargo plane carrying five tons of baby food and six tons of fish was struck by Nigerian Air Force bombs, resulting in a fire and subsequent flames. This occurred during a humanitarian relief effort aimed at transporting food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war.A DC-6 cargo plane carrying five tons of baby food and six tons of fish was struck by Nigerian Air Force bombs, resulting in a fire and subsequent flames. This occurred during a humanitarian relief effort aimed at transporting food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war.
Description
A DC-6 cargo plane carrying five tons of baby food and six tons of fish had just landed at Uli. At the same time Nigerian Air Force planes dropped bombs , causing a fire at the airport. The DC-6 was caught in the flames. 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.
Primary Cause
Bombing by Nigerian Air Force planes.Bombing by Nigerian Air Force planes.Share on:
