The African War Stories Archive | zander.labuschagne | Favorites https://africanwars.org/members/zander-labuschagne/activity/favorites/ Activity feed of zander.labuschagne's favorites. Fri, 01 May 2026 20:45:47 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 bcd1f3922b58ccce5b93da40ae536234 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group Rhodesian Bush War https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1371/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:28:23 +0200

Rhodesian Alouette III’s Rolling Start Take Off

]]> 0 e4b574040edfde1433d66ffdbb4b4c84 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1364/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:34:23 +0200

South African Air Force 2 Squadron Mirage IIICZ is seen landing at Air Force Base (AFB) Ondangwa after returning from a bombing mission in Southern Angola.

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Cessna 185D Serial No. 745 (c/no 0964), ex N1585F and later ZS-EGH, was delivered to the South African Air Force on 08 December 1965.

On 19 February 1988, 65km North East of Opuwa in the Kaokaveld, all was not going well for the Pilot Lieutenant N.J. Ras from 84 Light Aircraft Flying School when the aircraft engine failed and he was left with…Read More

]]> 0 961f847ebf39f03b1471d673b5e5ec74 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group Angolan / South African Border War https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1362/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:20:04 +0200

Border War. Iconic photograph taken by the late great Herman Potgieter of a South African Air Force C-47 Dakota from 44 Squadron, taking off opposite a defence bunker near the runway threshold at Eenhana, South West Africa/Namibia.

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Two South African Air Force Impala Mk II jets over a radar unit at Air Force Base Ondangwa

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]]> 1 d8ac4fe4f35e52b1e8eb013ba990ca91 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group Rhodesian Bush War https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1295/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:26:05 +0200

Alouette III at Assembly Point Juliet, Zezani, Rhodesia, 1980

]]> 0 fdaccdc94a17a47443e151f33043a538 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group Portuguese Colonial Wars in Africa https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1278/ Sun, 24 Nov 2024 19:40:20 +0200

A Portuguese Air Force F-84 Thunderjet being loaded with ordnance in the 1960s, at Luanda Air Base.

]]> 0 d84cbdfb69da2876954cd3a5ce2d25a7 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group Rhodesian Bush War https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1275/ Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:20:29 +0200

C337 ‘Lynx’

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Please support this project and FEEL FREE to contribute any information
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Impala MkII firing a salvo of rockets

]]> 0 21bc3efb5d49b04e0f744da94941211f maddogmcewan posted an update in the group Angolan / South African Border War https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1269/ Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:51:35 +0200

AM3.C Bosbok over the OA

]]> 0 b0d1daeaecebbab6e460ba26a8d99a61 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group 12 Squadron SAAF https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1062/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:41:31 +0200

Incredible pic of a SAAF #Canberra starting up

]]> 0 58d0560b25bf8489e73dbc88aa5443e4 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF https://africanwars.org/activity/p/895/ Sat, 26 Oct 2024 22:32:56 +0200

SAAF #MirageIIICZ no 806

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Mirage IIIs on ready outside the shade nets at AFB #Ondangwa during the war

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Mirage III D2Z in 1985

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Perfect formation flight by 2 Squadron South African Air Force’ in their then ‘new’ Mirage III’s in 1968 – still in their colour scheme of silver metal and red lightning flash, before changing to their bush war camouflage scheme.

]]> 0 920790826e7310eab69c70d6d44d3cbb XO C360 posted an update in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF https://africanwars.org/activity/p/703/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 10:48:07 +0200

A Mirage III R2Z of 2 Squadron

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Mirage IIICZ

]]> 0 69f5be73c187c422c524f7f963492a8c XO C360 posted an update in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF https://africanwars.org/activity/p/688/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:11:35 +0200

AFB Langebaanweg Weapons Camp… was fun times

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#Korea

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#MirageIIID2Z

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2 Squadron #MirageIIIDZ 817 lands at AFB #Waterkloof

]]> 0 963dee6dad51439f69e5f4aba066d7db XO C360 posted an update in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF https://africanwars.org/activity/p/647/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:05:37 +0200

South African Air Force 2 Squadron – two #MirageIIIRZ‘s and a #MirageIIIR2Z

]]> 0 75bbfb818074e4f8e136610fd7f3c184 Mirage IIIRZ #SAAF #MirageIIIRZ https://africanwars.org/activity/p/638/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:42:27 +0200

Mirage IIIRZ #SAAF #MirageIIIRZ

]]> 0 3478891a2f6ef82f9db567f1227a25aa Mirage IIIBZ #SAAF #MirageIIIBZ https://africanwars.org/activity/p/637/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:39:57 +0200

Mirage IIIBZ #SAAF #MirageIIIBZ
]]> 0 3dcba81c5ece7c4d19d3b3a89952ff17 XO BBHQ wrote a new post https://africanwars.org/?p=239124 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:46:29 +0200 3445cbcfda94beb2f8c7acddf6b5e784 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/589/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 20:42:50 +0200 0 2de529f9a564506c133e7e85750ea6f2 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/588/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 20:36:38 +0200 0 10fd1686a0277496a79f61625509c9ff maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/587/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 20:35:06 +0200 0 c3a624075e7b904274fa44ad0b7f4ab8 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/576/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 12:06:42 +0200

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…

]]> 1 fc64846ce1334715e7dd1233b67a4ecc maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/575/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 12:02:53 +0200

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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the combat360 team at show at Waterkloof
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]]> 0 0ffaac4728c5873117a1627fb01e34d6 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/570/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:37:57 +0200

cheetah D2 and C modelling random throughout the dev….
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early grippen modelling
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]]> 0 084b83e28409cb4704fd302d8c674377 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/567/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:31:45 +0200 0 b843283161c63b80b998b8966f196a06 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/565/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:25:38 +0200 0 f9445761d5aadda480c99464f7af1df5 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/564/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:23:37 +0200 0 8e9b9ddb6109c14fa449fb6319a74b1c maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/563/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:21:56 +0200 0 56874f8f1458cc1c04898dbc8f0bf5c1 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/562/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:21:08 +0200 0 ee813c3d144398ff958e84111f1a9122 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/561/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:20:41 +0200 0 0b37ce95827f46d27461b368ca7f5a50 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/560/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:19:16 +0200 0 5d763562b94538ba3960136fc7f088c4 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/558/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:16:57 +0200 0 d95c525f44a8f69a5d718b47f60d05be maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/556/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:15:39 +0200 0 39014619d5636211b8d7edc7832ced2b maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/553/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:14:36 +0200 0 2ba7a4ae7d522290f52fbacca8beeedb maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/551/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:10:10 +0200 0 e086613de9750400a45e1ac5dfaa3451 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/550/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:09:18 +0200 0 cd5225e868a8c9a894712ea540f9d781 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/549/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:07:19 +0200 0 172dab815dd8f4e4845a1ab0bd5d77c8 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group SAAFOPS: Angolan Theater https://africanwars.org/activity/p/546/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 11:02:24 +0200

my old SAAFOPS sim

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