Dornier 228 crash in Nigeria
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Dornier 228 crash in Nigeria
A military dornier aircraft carrying some nigerian army generals crashed yesterday some 18nm to obudu cattle ranch.14 lives perished out of the 18 pax.may there souls rest in peace ,
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RIP
It is indeed a very sad day for the military and Nigerian aviation in general,tha we have lost very intelligent senior officers is indeed very sad.we have also lost very good young aircrew is even sadder,a lesson to be learnt however from this is as pilotsa we should think twice and have the guts to say no to anagement when asked to carry out flights into areas we are not familiar with even at the risk of losing our jobs as life is irreplaceable i have on good knowledge that for commercial reasons aircrew have been pressured to fly into airfields they are not familiar with without going in there with experienced crew members just to oil thier egos saying if A can make it in there why not B,Mashocism does only one thing >puts you six feet below and makes everybody sad worse still makes your family grieve.The pilt of the ill fated plane was a dear colleague that was infact trained by me and this is a real sad loss we should all learn from.I grieve from my soul but what can we do but pray that the souls of the dear departed rest in perfect peace a sad day indeed.
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The a/c came down barely 18 NM from Bebi airstrip @ Obudu Ranch Resort.
Too early now to speculate, but I suspect poor visibility coupled with the low fuel played a part in all of this... I wonder if those Dornier 228s are equipped with GPWS or equivalent.
Some other blogs are mentioning conspiracy theories (generals on board), that's another topic.
Too early now to speculate, but I suspect poor visibility coupled with the low fuel played a part in all of this... I wonder if those Dornier 228s are equipped with GPWS or equivalent.
Some other blogs are mentioning conspiracy theories (generals on board), that's another topic.
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Sad Indeed
May thier gentle souls RIP My heart goes out to the families of the deceased and that of the crew especially they were good people who were in the wrong place at the right time no speculations guys thats injurious to all.what indeed a sad event.RIP. You will surely be missed by all who knew you guys.What a calamity.
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Crew Names
Wg Cdr Sunday Balogun
Wg Cdr Adekunle
May Thier Gentle Souls Rest In Perfect Peace I Knew These Guys They Were Perfect Gentlemen And Good Pilots ,
Wg Cdr Adekunle
May Thier Gentle Souls Rest In Perfect Peace I Knew These Guys They Were Perfect Gentlemen And Good Pilots ,
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I'm seeing photos on some local newspapers showing OBJ and his cronies getting a photo op with the survivors on the plane. I can't believe no one there has the common sense to get these victims to a hospital first before all this visits!
