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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War

• 3 years ago

#ZU-23-2 Soviet 23mm Anti-aircraft Gun in a ground role at #Cassinga
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

• 3 years ago

A sight of a shot out SADF #Ratel Infantry Fighting Vehicle none of us likes to see. This weekend we pause to remember the four members from B Company, 1 SAI including two Cousins acting as the MAG Gunner team, who were Killed in Action in South Eastern Angola on 14 Feb 1988 during a contact with elements of the 59th FAPLA Brigade (Angola’s armed…Read More

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