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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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
#Cuban #MiG-21PFM serial “C-50” after crash landing, in #Angola. (Photo credit: Luis Domínguez.)
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
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#UNITA Troops clamber over an Angolan Air Force, Russian built #Mi-8 assault helicopter shot down during the battles. This helicopter is codenamed Hip by NATO. @jonas-savimbi
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 31/201 Bn 'Bushmen'
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
South African 155-mm #G5 artillery on the outskirts of Cuito Cuanavale pounding Cuban and Angolan positions. The guns were carefully camouflaged against enemy air attacks
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War
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Buffalo Military Base (Former #32Bn SADF) Map – Abandoned camp
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