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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater

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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater

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my old SAAFOPS sim

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  Part of a CDROM photo collection i did with the SAAF atLangebaan weg Weapons Camp
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater

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going to post some ref material and pics as i dig them up

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South Africa secures Gripen engine maintenance contract with GKN Aerospace

SITREP, South Africa

October 27, 2023

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This support contract is particularly essential as the South African Air Force has had to manage its tight budget carefully. South Africa has recently signed a contract with GKN Aerospace, a global engineering company, for the maintenance of the engines...

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5 Oct 1982 – The Officer Commanding #Ondangwa Air Force base – Colonel De Villiers pours champagne on the head of Cobus Toerien in a South African Air Force tradition to celebrate an air combat “kill”.

This ceremony was to celebrate the shooting down of Mig-21 by Major Johan Rankin on the same day, Kobus Toerien was Rankin’s wing man in the en…Read More
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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

Cloud over St Helena
The F-86 Sabre in combat in Guinea-Bissau Part 1
South African Mirage F1’s versus Angolan MiG-23’s
Black Day – Operation Sagres 3 – Aug 14, 1969
Counter Insurgency In SW Africa

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Mozambique Revolution no.55

Mozambique Revolution no.55, April-June 1973

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Mirage F1 Cyrano IV Radar Manual

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Angola in Arms Vol.3 No.1, Jan/Feb/Mar 1972

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THE SOVIEТ ARMY TROOPS, ORGANIZATION, AND EQUIPMENT

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1986 May

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From military to civilian life : the case of retired Special Forces Operators

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The Nkongo base was a South African Army (SADF/SWAPOL) military installation in Ohangwena Region, Namibia, during the border…
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Johannes Havenga Killed in Action at or near Eenhana. Killed in Action after being struck in the chest…
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In 1988 Okatope was assigned to 54 Bn. Okatope was a temporary base for South African Defence Force…
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102 Battalion was one of the SADF and SWATF units that operated from or were based at Opuwa…
New 23 Jun 1974 Bwabwata
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Fred J. Zeelie Killed in Action at or near Bwabwata. KIA at Namibia, Bwabwata
New 07 Aug 1983 Cangamba
Post Timeline · 4 Oct 2026

Juan Miguel Benítez Fernández Killed in Action at or near Cangamba. Cangamba, at nightfall on 7 August 1983,…

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