What we know about Nigerian military aircraft that fatally crashed Monday
Open-source checks by PREMIUM TIMES show that until Monday’s crash, Nigeria operated two ATR-42-500MP aircraft, identified as NAF 930 and NAF 931.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has identified the crashed aircraft on Monday in Igbokoda, Ondo State, as an ATR-42, a twin-engine turboprop aircraft configured for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations.
However, ten years after deployment and after completing 5,000 hours of operation supporting military operations, including against Boko Haram, the aircraft was sent to the Rheinland Air Service (RAS) facility in Germany in September 2019 for major maintenance and returned to Nigeria in July 2020.
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