Members of CAVALRY COMPANY 3419 in Chimbete, Angola/Cabinda 71/73

Picada Quivuenga

Angola – Mortar Platoon 2247

Portuguese Dragoon Angola

Dragoons Angola

The 1st Cavalry Group GCav1 was based in based in Silva Porto, Angola

Column in Chindorilho, Angola, February 14, 1970

Explosion of a mine under a FOX vehicle, in Largo do Aço, Angola on October 17, 1969

Mine explosion in “Chindorilho, between Mueda / Sagal, Angola February 14, 1969

A convoy of Ratel 20’s and 90’s from 61 Mechanised battalion crosses the SADF -built pontoon bridge over the Kavango river, upon the withdrawal from Southern Angola 30 August 1988

Cuban troops in Angola

A Russian TU-95RT strategic bomber at Luanda airport on an unspecified date between 1976 and 1977

A rarely seen photograph of Cuban pilots Manuel Rojas García (Lieutenant Colonel) and Manuel Quesada Aguilar (Captain), prisoners of Savimbi, whose MIG-21UM was shot down on October 28, 1987, by UNITA’s MANPAD (manual anti-aircraft missile) in the Luena area. The photo was taken on October 31 of the same year at a political rally in Jamba.

A 3 Squadron Mirage F1CZ on alert at AFB Ondangwa circa 1981. Note the wingtip mounted Matra R550 air-to-air missile

Cuban ground crew prepare Angolan MiG-21bis C-315 for its next sortie at Menongue

Retired Genera Martin Shali far left and retired General Chalse “Ho Chi Minh” Namoloh 2nd from left backrow with Cubans and FAPLA Forces ,1988.

from left Peter Nanyemba (then SWAPO’s Secretary Of Defence),Colonel Nikolai Khrushkin of the red Army and military Advisor to PLAN and Uuno ‘Kanana’ Shaanika (then North West Front Commander).

PLAN commanders From left: Lt Rtd General Martin Shalli, Commander Nashandi, a Russian Military Advisor and Rtd Major General Charles Ndaxu “Hochi Mihn” Mamholo.

SGT. Dean Viljoen team leader of Koevoet team Zulu Delta with some of his team members having a look at enemy weapons they picked.

SA Marines on river patrol

SADF troops on ops in Angola, 1980’s

SADF Troopie with his R4/Galil mid 80s

South African SF Recce’s in Angola, 1980’s Courtesy Mike West

SAAF Impala II low over Ovamboland

SAAF Puma chasing its shadow low over the Operational area

SADF “Bulldog” MRAP, 1980

Another main gate shot of AFB Ondangwa

Rhodesian SAS

Koevoet Casspir on ops

101Bn Casspir

4 Sai and 61 Meg during Ops Dolfyn

Inside of a South African ‘Ratel’ IFV, 1980’s

53Bn Entrance during the border war

Ondangwa AFB during the border war

SADF Recce operators destroy bridge on the Soviet Front in Mozambique

SADF Ratel under camo net during Ops Modular 1987

Omuthiya Camp in Sector 10

Rhodesian Lynx

2 Rhodesian K-Cars

2 Squadron Mirage IIICZ in low vis

SAAF Mirage III RZ’s of 2 Sqdn

2 Mirage III RZ’s of the SAAF

A beauts photograph of SAAF Canberra B(i) Mk 12, tailnumber 452, operated by 12 Squadron, flying low over the African bushveld.

This specific aircraft was lost in Angola in 1979, when the pilot was hit by small arms fire as the aircraft was pulling off the target, during a combat mission. Both crew members perished.

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12 Squadron Canberras

12 Squadron Canberra Bombers flying in formation

Mozambique Revolution no.58, January-March 1974

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There is a lot to be said for the SAAF Alouette III gunship pilots, skill and a real sense of on edge flying would be an understatement. Here a SAAF Alouette flies up close and personal to a moving SADF “Buffel” APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier) somewhere during the Border War.

This photograph was taken from a South African Air Force Alouette gunship helicopter called in for close fire support to a SADF Army ground patrol who had hit a contact and where taking intense small arms fire from civilian dwellings in a village.

This is a SWAPO PLAN fighter’s “Rambo” pose with his buddies, it was recovered as intelligence from the original owner who was unfortunately killed in action.

As if things were not dangerous enough on the South West Africa (Nambia) border……Here’s a snake in the “longdrop” (ablution tent)! We are loving the “clothing optional, I just need my assault rifle” approach to deal with this.

This photo was taken in 1968 at Kasikili on the South West Africa (Namibia)/Botswana border, courtesy Derek de Beer.