Four-Engine Aircraft Shot Down Over Nigeria During Humanitarian Flight (SE-ERP)

Incident Overview and Route Details A four-engine aircraft was operating a humanitarian mission when it was destroyed in flight. The flight originated at Fernando Po in Equatorial Guinea and was en route to Uli. The aircraft was transporting various goods on behalf of the International Red Cross Committee of the Red Cross. ## Circumstances of the Loss While the aircraft was at cruising altitude, it was shot down by the pilot of a Nigerian Air Force MiG-17. The impact caused the aircraft to crash. ## Casualties All four crew members aboard the aircraft were killed in the incident. No additional passenger or cargo details beyond the Red Cross supplies were provided in the source.