Lost but Found! Nigerian AirForce Plane lost midair but rescued by British Jet Fighters

Nigerian AirForce Hercules C-130 transport aircraft which was on routine maintenance trip to the United Kingdom reportedly lost radio communication of France midair last Saturday according to an online report. Two British Royal Airforce jet fighters were then called in to escort the aircraft to its destination.

The aircraft left Aminu Kano International Airport enroute to Cambridge in the UK. The loss of radio communication meant its mission and coordinates could not be ascertained. According to UK RAF officials, two airforce jets were immediately scrambled to intercept and escort the aircraft first from France jet fighters and then two RAF jet fighters took over as soon as the aircraft entered the UK airspace and escorted it to the Cambridge airport on Saturday.

The aircraft landed without incident but the crew were briefly screened by the police before maintenance paperwork were concluded by Marshall Aerospace company which will handle the scheduled maintenance expected to last four months.

*Wahala dey*

whats d wahala there?

How then did they find her if she lost radio communication mid air and her coordinates are unknown?

werepeLeri:

whats d wahala there?

How then did they find her if she lost radio communication mid air and her coordinates are unknown?

Radar. That's how unidentified planes are detected, intercepted and escorted or shot down by any nation with reasonable radar system. Moreover, finding the C130 would be very easy as it had radio contact initially and was not trying to evade radar and sneak in.

I wonder what would have happened if it were a british aircraft that lost its contacts in the nigerian airspace. Probably another crash by now.

Good job by the RAF.

mbatuku1:

I wonder what would have happened if it were a british aircraft that lost its contacts in the nigerian airspace. Probably another crash by now.

Good job by the RAF.

Why dont you simply become a British citizen?

This is a big testimony for Nigerians

werepeLeri:

Why dont you simply become a British citizen?

lol