http://www.metafilter.com/tags/vonrosen Posts tagged with 'vonrosen' at MetaFilter. Tue, 22 May 2007 08:47:29 -0800 Tue, 22 May 2007 08:47:29 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/61396/Count%2Dvon%2DRosen%2Dand%2DThe%2DBabies%2Dof%2DBiafra On May 22, 1969, the Babies of Biafra launched their first attack against Nigeria. The Babies were a fleet of 5 civilian single-engine SAAB <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MFI-9_Junior">aircraft</a> outfitted with unguided rocket launchers. They were going up against an air force composed of MIGs and Ilyushin bombers, flown by English, South African and Egyptian mercenaries. Their leader was <a href="http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/swedish_aviators/sweden_rosen.htm">Carl Gustaf von Rosen</a>, a Swede who was Herman Goering’s nephew-in-law. (More inside) tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.61396 Tue, 22 May 2007 08:47:29 -0800 biafra nigeria vonrosen forrest