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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)

    • 2 years ago

    #Koevoet #Casspir after hitting a mine

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)

    • 2 years ago

    #Koevoet

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott wrote a new post

    • 2 years, 2 months ago
    Blood Brothers: To Battleground Smokeshell and Back
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    On 10 June 1980, during the Border War, the SADF’s 61 Mechanised Battalion Group attacked a complex of Swapo military bases in southern Angola. A long day of bloody fighting ensued. Second Lieutenant Paul Louw led Platoon 1, in four...

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 4 Special Forces Regiment

    • 2 years, 2 months ago

    4 Special Forces Regiment performing a beach assault #Recce

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      XO BBHQ
      2 years ago

      outside Langebaan

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    Jonas Savimbi posted in the group UNITA

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    Jonas Savimbi

    • 2 years, 10 months ago

    #UNITA

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

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

    • 3 years ago

    i will find all the old flight manuals i can locate on my drives and load them up – if ok with all want to sell them rather at say 5USD or something so I can pay to keep this site alive…

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      3 years ago

      I would definitely be interested in that.

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

    • 3 years ago

    stupid but at the time did all my screenshots at 500 pix – oooph regret that now – some random terrain detail… i build the entire terrain using satellite data from Luanda south to Windhoek… we even had herds of bokke eg Kudu and wildlife eg elephants walking about

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      zander.labuschagne
      3 years ago

      Damn would be nice to have a map like this in DCS.

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        Greg McEwan-Marriott
        3 years ago

        yup would dig it too…

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

    • 3 years ago

    the combat360 team at show at Waterkloof

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