C Coy of 1 Parachute Battalion was involved in smaller skirmished in the south of Angola. Once again at Santa Clara as well as Namacunde, Cheedi and Onoile. Four MPLA soldiers were killed and 20 captured
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Special Forces – Recces
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 1 Squadron SAAF
#SAAF #MirageF1AZ refueling
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
Cuban soldiers pose with Soviet-backed Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola soldiers near Cuito Cuanavale.
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 32Bn ’Buffalo’
Soldiers from South Africa’s 32 Battalion during an operation. This was during operation Super 1982, man standing on right is Peter Burley.
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 32Bn ’Buffalo’
A soldier from 32 Battalion being instructed in the use of the RPG-7
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
SADF Troop SWA 1980s
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 32Bn ’Buffalo’
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
SADF joint army and air force operations in South West Africa (now Namibia). 1988 #Oshivelo, here is a great photo capturing a reaction force on the move, here seen walking past a SAAF Alouette III under general maintenance on the apron. Photo copyright Outapi War Museum.
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
SADF Troops on a Unimog at Rundu 1976.
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF
Perfect formation flight by 2 Squadron South African Air Force’ in their then ‘new’ Mirage III’s in 1968 – still in their colour scheme of silver metal and red lightning flash, before changing to their bush war camouflage scheme.
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
SADF leaflet distributed to warn the local population in South West Africa/Namibia and neighbouring states not to join SWAPO
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