Alberto-Joaquim Chipande leads a 12-man FRELIMO squad in an ambush against the administrative post at Chai, Cabo Delgado. One Portuguese policeman is killed, and two are wounded. This is the official start of the war.
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War
Breakfast time on patrol in the operational area
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War
SADF troop firing his R4 from an ambush position
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War
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Greg McEwan-Marriott wrote a new post
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maddogmcewan wrote a new post in the group 3 Squadron SAAF
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 54 Battalion
#Eenhana Ops Room
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
#Ongandjera #Koevoet SAP-COIN Base 1985 – Wynand Viljoen
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Special Forces – Recces
5/1 Recce base Fort Rev at AFB Ondangwa taken from a gunship. This is one of the late photos of the Fort, as it is bigger and had taken over some of Koevoet ground
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War
Air Loadmaster Derek Mathews doing an engine Oil Check on a C160Z at Omega, 03 December
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Special Forces – Recces
Welcome to Fort Foot – Special Forces base within Rundu Town.
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War
Rhino deliveries
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War
FAPLA troops hitching a ride on a soviet-built BRDM
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