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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

    • 2 years ago

    FN MAG Gunner during the bush war

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

    • 2 years ago

    1978, 2SAI troops training around Walvis Bay Area

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

    • 2 years ago

    Eland 90’s circa 1978 training outside Walvis Bay

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

    • 2 years ago

    SADF infantryman during the Border War, in the early 1980s.

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

    • 2 years ago

    Rare pic of a SADF Kudu MPV …probably late 1970s

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF

    • 2 years ago

    SAAF #Cheetah D climbing out

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      Greg McEwan-Marriott
      2 years ago

      so sad they were withdrawn from service… most went to the Ecuador Air Force

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF

    • 2 years ago

    SAAF #Cheetah C

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 1 Squadron SAAF

    • 2 years ago

    SAAF #Mirage F1AZ in ‘Le Spectre’ low-visibility color scheme with a Matra R530 slung underneath

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 1 Squadron SAAF

    • 2 years ago

    1 Sqn #Mirage F1AZ was taken from the back seat of a 24 Sqn #Buccaneer whilst flying on a combat sortie over Angola during Ops #Modular in 1987

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 24 Squadron SAAF

    • 2 years ago

    24 Squadron Buccaneer demonstrating exactly that as it thunders along at low level over Southern Angola en-route to an enemy target during Operation Modular, sometime between August – December 1987. Image courtesy to Graham Du Toit.

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

    • 2 years ago

    Here is a never before published photograph taken from the cockpit of a SAAF Puma Helicopter airlifting Paratrooper Fire-Force troops into action during the Border War.

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    Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 61 Mechanised Battalion Group

    • 2 years ago

    South West Africa/Namibia border 1987, 61 Mechanised Infantry Battalion Group and Charlie Squadron is joyriding in a SADF Ratel IFV .. picture says a thousand words. Some say, the driver is still getting an oppie .. all we know is he’s called the Stig!

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