Today in November 1968, the Biafran town of Uli—home to the famous “Uli Airstrip” (code-named Annabelle)—became the most bombed piece of runway in Africa.
Despite this, it remained Biafra’s only lifeline, with relief and arms flights landing only at night, guided by lanterns, cigarette lights, and sometimes even the glow of burning buildings.
Pilots described landing there as:
“Racing a ghost down a strip of darkness while the world watched Biafra starve.”
Meanwhile, thousands of starving civilians gathered silently in the surrounding forests each night, waiting to hear the rumble of aircraft—the sound that meant food, hope, and survival.
Despite this, it remained Biafra’s only lifeline, with relief and arms flights landing only at night, guided by lanterns, cigarette lights, and sometimes even the glow of burning buildings.
Pilots described landing there as:
“Racing a ghost down a strip of darkness while the world watched Biafra starve.”
Meanwhile, thousands of starving civilians gathered silently in the surrounding forests each night, waiting to hear the rumble of aircraft—the sound that meant food, hope, and survival.
Today in November 1968, the Biafran town of Uli—home to the famous “Uli Airstrip” (code-named Annabelle)—became the most bombed piece of runway in Africa.
Despite this, it remained Biafra’s only lifeline, with relief and arms flights landing only at night, guided by lanterns, cigarette lights, and sometimes even the glow of burning buildings.
Pilots described landing there as:
“Racing a ghost down a strip of darkness while the world watched Biafra starve.”
Meanwhile, thousands of starving civilians gathered silently in the surrounding forests each night, waiting to hear the rumble of aircraft—the sound that meant food, hope, and survival.
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