Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 June 1969
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-7B
Owner/operator: Swedish Red Cross
Registration Number: SE-ERP
Location: Eket –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: MiG-17 fighter aircraftMiG-17 fighter aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A MiG-17 fighter aircraft, belonging to the Biafran Airlift, was shot down during a supply flight from Fernando Po (now Bioko, an island part of Equatorial Guinea) to Biafra. The flight was part of an international humanitarian relief effort aimed at transporting food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war.A MiG-17 fighter aircraft, belonging to the Biafran Airlift, was shot down during a supply flight from Fernando Po (now Bioko, an island part of Equatorial Guinea) to Biafra. The flight was part of an international humanitarian relief effort aimed at transporting food and medicine to Biafra during the 1967-70 secession war.
Description
Shot down by a Nigerian Air Force MiG-17 fighter aircraft during a supply flight from Fernando Po (now called Bioko, an island part of Equatorial Guinea) to Biafra. 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
Unknown. The incident details suggest a potential encounter with enemy forces.Unknown. The incident details suggest a potential encounter with enemy forces.Share on:
