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Actually, the BAF consisted of more Biafrans than the two initial who flew under the beginning phase, in which the Swedes were involved. The Swedes left Biafra after some time, but the BAF continued to function, although the media wasn't interested in that and subsequently didn't report that.

• Soviet Ambassador in Nigeria claimed in his book about NCW, that one of Biafrian bombers (I don't know how much bombers were there in BAF, maybe that was the only one?) exploded in the sky over Lagos because of an airbomb malfunction - no one of crew members survived. 212.109.36.74 13:16, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

In the 'Shadows' book, mostly on the airlift operations, this was put down to a home-made bomb that upset the centre of gravity as they attempted to push it out of the ?Dakota?, leading to a crash. Granted, with no survivors, everything is guesswork, but 'Shadows' describes it as having crashed, rather than exploded mid-air.

It would be nice to get a map of the different regions. Valkotukka 15:11, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Recognition? 2 Map needed 3 Aftermath - Currency 4 Ibo or Igbo?

[edit] Recognition?

"...only four countries recognized the new republic"

The article for Biafra says that five countries gave recognition: Gabon, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, and Zambia. Which is correct? Molinari 20:03, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Map needed

A map of Biafra would be a good addition to this article.

[edit] Aftermath - Currency

The article mentions "offering only N£20 to easterners on exchange of their Biafran currency". What is meant by this? Is it 1 Naira per £20 (I'd use a Naira symbol but few fonts contain it). I found some information at Biafraland about the currency but nothing about exchange rates, only a limit of exchanging £30 per person and £500 for businesses. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Orourkek (talk • contribs) 09:32, 9 May 2007 (UTC).

£ usually means British pound, or Italian lira. N£ is used to indicate Nigerian pound. At the time the exchange rate was fixed as 1 N£ = 1 £. In ?1972? Nigerian replaced the pound with the Naira, set at 2 Naira to the pound. What you are referring to was a similar exchange, during the war, for those areas of Eastern Nigeria recaptured by the Nigerian army. But after the war there was this general offer, although sadly limited. In 1970 a high salary was N£1,000, so assuming that a more typical salary would be half that then N£20 was about two weeks of 'average' pay, and maybe 1 - 2 months at the 'servant' level. Remember, these figures are (educated) guesses, so I don't have access to the needed statistics - the statistics that I have post-date the Naira & periods of high inflation. The only value I have is that a senior lecturer was paid c. N£1,000 per year, and that a bottle of coke/pepsi was 10 d.

In 1969-1970, N£1.00 = US$2.80, while £1.00 = US$2.40. Citation: sorry, I have none but my childhood memories. Woodlore (talk) 11:38, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

The Economist quotes that in 2007 70% of Nigerians exist on less than $1 a day. Working with crude approximations, call it $400/year. N£20 would buy 480 bottles of coke, while $400 will buy c. 400 bottles of coke - so the N£20 works out crudely as the 70%-ile income level of Nigerians today. Maybe not so bad for the 1970s government, then, and a damning level of achievement for the Nigerian economy over nearly 40 years.Bendel boy 10:00, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ibo or Igbo?

Whatever it is, shouldn't it be consistent throughout the article??? Woodlore (talk) 21:40, 22 May 2008 (UTC)