Gowon flies in Helicopter seized from Biafran forces, Awolowo watches (Video)

  On Wednesday, February 14 1968, during the Nigerian Civil war, the leader of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria, Major-General Yakubu Gowon, inspected a helicopter seized from the Biafran Forces. The helicopter, a 5-seater Bristol Westland aircraft, landed at the then seat of power – Dodan Barracks in Lagos. The Nigerian Civil War was […]

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