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Old 23rd Nov 2010, 10:43
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A2QFI
 
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The final export success for the Jaguar was to Nigeria, which placed an order for eighteen aircraft (plus 18 options) in June 1983. Deliveries of the thirteen single-seaters and five two-seaters began in early 1984 to the sole Nigerian Jaguar operating base at Makurdi. Despite a military coup in Nigeria in December 1983, Jaguar deliveries continued and were completed in 1985.

The Nigerian Jaguars had the LRMTS nose, overwing rails for Sidewinders, and Adour Mk811-58 engines.

Four aircraft (three single-seaters and one two-seater) are known to have been written off: July 14th 1985 in west Nigeria; 1985 at Ikereku; March 29th 1989 at Makurdi; April 1989.

The last flight of a NAF Jaguar occured in early 1990. Despite the small number of hours clocked up by these aircraft, they were left to rot at Makurdi. Attempts by BAe to recover the aircraft and refurbish them came to nothing.

Not Chile, they never had any, but the Ecuadoreans did.
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