NIGERIA
Nigerian-Biafran Civil War
VICTORIES
NAME DESTROYED DAMAGED UNIT AIRFORCE
King Gbadamosi 1 - No. 1 FS Nigerian Air Force
unknown 1 - Nigerian Air Force
unknown - 1 Nigerian Air Force
Air-to-Air Victories
| Date | Unit | Aircraft | Pilot | Place | Victim | Result | Air Force |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05.06.1969 | No.2 FS | Mig-17F | Gbadamosi King | near Eket, Nigeria | DC-7B SE-ERP(#) | destroyed | Swedish Red Cross |
| 29.11.1969 | Mig-17F | unknown | Biafra | MFI-9(*) | destroyed | BAF | |
| 29.11.1969 | Mig-17F | unknown | Biafra | MFI-9(*) | damaged | BAF |
Air-to-Ground Victories
| Date | Unit | Aircraft | Pilot | Place | Victim | Result | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6.1969 | NAF | unknown | Uli airfield | DC-6 | damaged | BAF | |
| 7.1969 | NAF | MiG-17F | unknown | C-54 | damaged | BAF | |
| 2.11.1969 | NAF | unknown | DC-6 | damaged | BAF | ||
| 17.12.1969 | NAF | unknown | Super Constalation | destroyed | |||
| 1969 | NAF | MiG-17F | Nabil Shoukry(**) | AT-6 Harvard | destroyed | BAF |
Comments:
| (#): | David Brown - captain, Stig Carlson - first officer, Kiell Pettersen - flight engineer, Harry Axelsson - loadmaster | |
| (*): | Friedrich Hertz or Augustus Opke. | |
| (**): | Egyptian instructor. | |
| BAF: | Biafran Air Force. | |
| NAF: | Nigerian Air Force. |
Mikojan-Gurjevič MiG-17F Fresco, Nigerian Air Force.
Mikojan-Gurjevič MiG-17F Fresco, Nigerian Air Force.
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