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Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao
By SUNNY OKIM
The first batch of 6 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft departed the United States of America on Wednesday,
July 14, 2021 enroute Nigeria.
A statement issued earlier today (Thursday) and signed by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore
Edward Gabkwet, says
the six aircraft will 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.
The NAF spokesperson also informed 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.
"The Office of the Director of Public Relations and Information remains open to any inquiry regarding the arrival and induction of the aircraft," Gabkwet added.
