26th March, 2022
Troops of the Nigerian Army have uncovered the wreckage of crashed Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) that went off the radar with 2 crew members on 31 March, 2021.
The aircraft was reported missing after losing radar contact with the air force base in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital on March 31, 2021.
The Army Headquarters disclosed this in a social media post on Saturday.
The army said the wreckage of the aircraft was uncovered by Troops of Operation Desert Sanity on a clearance patrol in Sambisa Forest, Borno State.
The army wrote: “BREAKING: Troops of Operation Desert Sanity on a clearance patrol in Sambisa Forest, Borno State, have uncovered the wreckage of crashed Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) that went off the radar with 2 crew members on 31 March 2021. Further exploitation is ongoing.”
