Koevoet trackers running on the spoor

A Soviet An-12B transport (serial CCCP-11922) unloading one of the first P-12 radars to reach Angola, in 1982. (via Albert Grandolini)

Operation Askari (January 1984): A prominent loss occurred near Cuvelai when a Ratel-20 (Call sign 13B) was directly hit and destroyed by a FAPLA T-55 tank, resulting in 6 crew fatalities.

Operation Moduler

Operation Moduler

FAPA-DAA Mi-8 landing

Portuguese Troops on the mission to destroy the Catur Base Mozambique

On the runway at Air Base 5 in Nacala, waiting to board the Nord Atlas for a parachute jump

Late 1970s armed Mazda pickup – Rhodesian BSAP convoy operations

Mig-21MF Fishbed-J in Angola 1976

Selous Scouts Tim Callow and Aaron Mlambo, reconnaissance team extraordinaire! Note the suppressor on the AKM that Aaron carries. Both men are dressed in green fatigues which indicate this operation would be into Zambia. The green fatigues were to mislead observers should they be spotted, buying enough time to escape the area. The Zambian National…Read More