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The first batch of 6 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft departed the United States of America on Wednesday, 14 July 2021 enroute Nigeria.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) made this known on Thursday.
In a statement, Air Commodore Gabkwet stated that the 6 aircraft would be leapfrogged through 5 countries including Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Algeria before arriving their final destination in Nigeria towards the end of July 2021.
“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,” the statement added.