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JUST IN: Six A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft Depart US For Nigeria

Six A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft have departed the US For Nigeria.

Gatekeepers News reports that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the first batch of 6 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, en route to Nigeria.

NAF Spokesman, Edward Gabkwet disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, July 15, 2021.

Gabkwet stated that the 6 aircraft will be leapfrogged through 5 countries including Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Algeria before arriving at their final destination in Nigeria towards the end of July 2021.

He added that an official induction ceremony of the aircraft into the inventory of the Nigerian Air Force is already being planned at a later date in August 2021 to be announced in due course.

According to him, the Office of the Director of Public Relations and Information remains open to any inquiry regarding the arrival and induction of the aircraft.

Remi Ibikunle

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