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Old 7th Oct 2004, 13:25
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chuks
 
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How much time do you have to look around?

Nigeria is the 'Elephant's Graveyard' of BAC-1-11s. Lagos, Benin City, Port Harcourt, Jos, Calabar, Abuja, Sokoto (last seen parked next to the main highway in second-hand condition, minus its gear). Usually they seemed to fall victim to 'press-on-itis', losing their nosegear to a lack of rounding-out due to a lack of being able to see the runway due to a tropical downpour.

Two former co-pilots of mine died in accidents, one at Tamanrasset on landing and one at Kano on take-off. The authorities grounded the type for pax flying in Nigeria after the Kano accident, although I don't think you could blame it on the aircraft type.
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