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Second Nigerian Air Force Mi-171E inducted
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has inducted into service a second Mi-171E helicopter in a ceremony that also saw the induction of another L-39ZA trainer that had been returned to airworthiness.
The Mi-171E (NAF 582) originally arrived in Nigeria by Ilyushin Il-76 transport on 2 December and was introduced into the NAF’s inventory on 24 December at NAF Base Kaduna. The NAF received its first Mi-171E (registration 581) at the beginning of 2020 and it was officially inducted into service during a ceremony attended by President Muhammadu Buhari on 6 February along with two new AW109 Power helicopters.