Note: The aircraft was unable to pressurize, due to massive corrosion of the front windscreen frames and was was flown low level at 12,000 feet from Lagos to England, by pilots wearing helmets and oxygen masks. Radar and communication systems were also unserviceable, therefore navigation was based on road maps, and a hand held Satellite Navigation; radio communication with London Military, was ensured by a hand held Mobile phone. Radios failed while the aircraft was inside the French airspace. Mirage 2000s were scrambled to intercept and shadow the aircraft across the English Channel and handed it over to the RAF Typhoons of the 11 Sqn QRA (Quick Reaction Alert), which escorted it until landing at Cambridge airport.
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