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XO BBHQ posted in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF

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AFB Langebaanweg Weapons Camp… was fun times

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Operators from 4 Recce #Recce
XO BBHQ posted in the group 4 Special Forces Regiment

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Operators from 4 Recce #Recce
XO BBHQ posted in the group 4 Special Forces Regiment

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Operators from 4 Recce #Recce
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 1 Squadron SAAF

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Mirage F1AZ line up #SAAF #MirageF1AZ
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Photograph of #Nepara Base with the observation platform (aapkas) just below the water tanks 1985
XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War

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Photographs of the Mortar pit at #Nepara with the ‘stokkies’ fence around it. Image courtesy of fellow Mortarist Marius Malherbe
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An 81 mm Mortar and Mortar Pit. #Okangwati, Kaokoland
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81 mm Mortar Ordinance, HE (High Explosive) Smoke Burst, Illumination
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A Mirage F1CZ touches down at AFB #Rundu
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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

Cloud over St Helena
South African Mirage F1’s versus Angolan MiG-23’s
An Evening out with the Infantry
SAAF Impalas hunt down Angolan Choppers
Operating with the RLI and the SAS

Units

5 Recce
Rhodesian African Rifles
44 Parachute Brigade
1 Recce
Special Force HQ

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F1 Hand Grenade
R-1
GAZ-66
BTR-152
T-54/55

OPERATIONS

Operation Opsaal
Operation Revenge
Operation Makalani
Operation Meebos
Operation Coolidge

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The Zambesi Salient
Ratel One Two
War of Intervention in Angola: Volume 2
War in Africa
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The Cheetah RLI Souvenir October 1980

The Cheetah RLI Magazine – 1980-10

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Mirage F1AZ FM-1 FLIGHT MANUAL

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The Battle for South Africa

The Battle for South Africa

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Mozambican Revolution no.46, January-April 1966

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SADF Workshop Repair Manual - 5.56mm R-4 Assault Rifle

SADF Workshop Repair Manual – 5.56mm R-4 Assault Rifle

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Mozambican Revolution no.26, August-September 1966

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Buccaneer S50 – Aircrew Notes

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1985 Aug

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

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Mirage F1AZ NWS – Part 1 and 2

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Mozambique Revolution no.59, April-June 1974

Mozambique Revolution no.59, April-June 1974

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PILOT OPERATION DESCRIPTION FOR BAe LIFT HAWK

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Mozambique Revolution no.57, October-December 1973

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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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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1987 Jan

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Operator’s Manual For PKM Machine Gun

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1986 May

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Fiat G91 R4 Flight Manual

Fiat G.91 R4 Flight Manual

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1981 Mar

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A Far Away War

A Far-Away War: Angola 1975-1989

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1979 Feb

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Mozambican Revolution no.23, January-February 1966

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Breaking Contract: The Story of Vinnia Ndadi

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine Jun 1985

Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1985 Jun

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1975 Summer

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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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Fred J. Zeelie

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Uzbekistan Su-27’s delivered to Angola
Namibian F-7 fighter badly damaged in runway overshoot
SAAF grounds Gripen fleet
Algerian MiG-29 fighter jet crash, killing crew
UN Peacekeepers Evacuate Strategic Camp in Northern Mali

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