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Biafra flew 2 invaders that it acquired through illegal means. Both of these planes were subsequently abandoned due to damage, but neither was shot down. | Biafra flew 2 invaders that it acquired through illegal means. Both of these planes were subsequently abandoned due to damage, but neither was shot down. | ||
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!colspan="4"|416th Bombardment Group | |||
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|'''Air Force:''' 9th Air Force | |||
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|'''Division:''' 9th Bomb. Division (Medium) | |||
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|'''Wing:''' 97th Bomb. Wing (1944-1945) | |||
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|'''Active:''' 1943-1945 | |||
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|'''Theater''' Europe | |||
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|'''Motto:''' Ignus Aurum Probat<br/> | |||
(Fire Tests Gold) | |||
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Revision as of 04:09, 6 October 2019
Biafra flew 2 invaders that it acquired through illegal means. Both of these planes were subsequently abandoned due to damage, but neither was shot down.
| Foreign S/N | USAF S/N | Delivered | SOC | class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;" | 416th Bombardment Group | |||
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| Air Force: 9th Air Force | ||||||||
| Division: 9th Bomb. Division (Medium) | ||||||||
| Wing: 97th Bomb. Wing (1944-1945) | ||||||||
| Active: 1943-1945 | ||||||||
| Theater Europe | ||||||||
| Motto: Ignus Aurum Probat (Fire Tests Gold) | ||||||||
|- |None |41-39531 |26 Jul 1967 |4 Oct 1967 |Known as "The Shark". Abandoned at Enugu in damaged condition. Was also N64Y, AA Europe, and N12756. |- |None |44-34312 |Aug 1967 |19 May 1968 |Grounded after an accident on 2 Dec 1967. Abandoned at Port Harcourt in damaged condition. Was also AA Europe, and F-BMJR. |}