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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF

• 1 year, 8 months ago

SAAF #Cheetahs being bombed up – looks ;ike AFB Langebaanweg
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF

• 1 year, 8 months ago

sAAF #Cheetah C No 77
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF

• 1 year, 8 months ago

SAAF #Cheetah C
Greg McEwan-Marriott

• 1 year, 8 months ago

Watched Legacy Conversations interview with SADF Col Stanley F Botten – who was the second in command of 2 Recce Regiment as well as a Hunter Group officer. It was from the Hunter Group that the idea to create South African Special Forces started.

He was also the SO1 for Ops Firewood, 1987, giving us valuable…Read More
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

• 1 year, 8 months ago

SADF Troops heading out of base on patrol
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group UNITA

• 1 year, 8 months ago

UNITA rebels with a 106mm recoilles gun, Angola 1989
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

• 1 year, 8 months ago

Angolan SA-13 Strela-10 system in the bush
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

• 1 year, 8 months ago

#Buffel and #Kwevoel after hitting a landmine near Chambinga
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

• 1 year, 8 months ago

SADF troops moving past destroyed FAPLA vehicles
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

• 1 year, 8 months ago

FN MAG Gunner during the bush war
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

• 1 year, 8 months ago

1978, 2SAI troops training around Walvis Bay Area
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

• 1 year, 8 months ago

Eland 90’s circa 1978 training outside Walvis Bay
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African Conflict Archive

We safeguard the truth of Africa’s conflicts from digital oblivion. Our archive curates and preserves vital historical records, personal stories, photos, and articles, ensuring these essential experiences are accessible for future generations

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SOUTH AFRICAN BORDER WAR

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RHODESIAN BUSH WAR

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PORTUGUESE WAR MOZAMBIQUE

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WAR STORIES

Operating with the RLI and the SAS
Pfumo re Vanhu
Ken Gaudet on his time in the RLI and SADF Pathfinders
Operation Prawn: Selous Scouts – Top Secret War
FIRST SHOT COUNTS

Units

31 Battalion
2 Special Service Bn
3 South African Infantry Battalion
4 Recce
7 Squadron RRAF

equipment

PT-76
No.8 Landmine
Ratel 90
M26 Hand Grenade
M79

OPERATIONS

Operation Coolidge
Operation Seiljag 3
Operation Bucksaw
Operation Sea Warrior
Operation Zulu

Books

South African Armed Forces
Fire Force
Selous Scouts: Top Secret War
Bush War
Angola: The Battle of Kifangondo, 1975

STORES – PLEASE SUPPORT US

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Aermacchi MB-326KC Impala MK2 Flight Manual

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The Organizer: The Story of Temba Moyo (1974) ZAPU/ZIPRA

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Angola in Arms, February 4th, 1969

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THE SOVIEТ ARMY TROOPS, ORGANIZATION, AND EQUIPMENT

FM 100-2-3: The Soviet Army: Troops, Organization, and Equipment

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Operator’s Manual For PKM Machine Gun

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The Official Soviet AKM Manual: Operating Instructions for the 7.62mm Modernized Kalashnikov Rifle (AKM and AKMS) – Paladin Press

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Mozambican Revolution no.23, January-February 1966

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Mozambican Revolution no.24, March-April-May 1966

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Mozambican Revolution no.46, January-April 1966

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Mozambique Revolution no.57, October-December 1973

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Fiat G91 R4 Flight Manual

Fiat G.91 R4 Flight Manual

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PILOT OPERATION DESCRIPTION FOR BAe LIFT HAWK

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Mirage F1AZ NWS – Part 1 and 2

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The Battle for South Africa

The Battle for South Africa

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Mozambique Revolution no.56, July-September 1973

Mozambique Revolution no.56, July-September 1973

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The USSR and SWAPO: SECRET MISSION IN ANGOLA (1977–1990)

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Art of War Papers. The Rhodesian African Rifles

The Rhodesian African Rifles – The Growth and Adaptation of a Multicultural Regiment through the Rhodesian Bush War, 1965-1980

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The War for Africa

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1975 Summer

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Mozambique Revolution no.58, January-March 1974

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Mozambican Revolution no.25, June-July 1966

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TOPDECK PILOT’S GUIDE FOR SAAF C130

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Mozambique Revolution no.61, Independence Issue 1975

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1981 Oct

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1988 May

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Mirage F1 Cyrano IV Radar Manual

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Rhodesian SAS Combat Manual

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Mozambique Revolution no.42, January-March 1970

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A Far Away War

A Far-Away War: Angola 1975-1989

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Mozambique Revolution no.60, July-September 1974

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MIRAGE F1AZ FM-2 FLIGHT MANUAL

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The following account narrates the downing of a Cuban helicopter with 15 people on board, commanded by pilot…
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Omar Gastón Caballero (Cruces, May 13, 1954). He committed suicide in an unspecified location in Angola on April…
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Venancio Goyes Torres (Torriente, Matanzas, 30.10.68). He committed suicide in Angola on 5.10.88, after 22 months of being…
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In March 1991, Major Orestes Lorenzo defected to the US in a MiG-23BN. A year later, he entered…
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Capt Raul Rubio strapping into the front seat of a MiG-23UB for a night-training flight during March 1986

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