SAAF Impala Mk.II (#1052) piloted by Maj.Kotze is shot down by AAA fire during a strike mission
Post Timelines
22 Nov 1981 – Walvis Bay
The Recce Teams aboard the two Navy Strike Craft arrive at Walvis Bay enroute to Luanda for Operation Kerslig.
20 Nov 1981 – Langebaan
The two strike craft leave Langebaan enroute to Luanda with the Recce Teams aboard for Operation Kerslig. SAS Protea also sails from Simon’s Town on the afternoon of the 20th. Her cover story was that she would be conducting a hydrographic survey off Walvis Bay.
18 Nov 1981 – Langebaan
The strike craft SAS Oswald Pirow and Jim Fouche (JFE) arrived at Donkergat, Langebaan from Durban to commence the next level of training and rehearsals for the Special Forces Operation Kerslig
10 Oct 1980 Mupa
SAAF Impala Mk.II (#1042) piloted by Lt.Volkerz is shot down by two SA-7 missiles 20km SW of Mupa, Angola. Pilot ejected safely but was killed by SWAPO PLAN fighters on the ground
28 Jul 1980 Oshakati
The Company Commander of Bravo Company of 1 Parachute Battalion, which was based at the paratrooper Fire Force encampment beside the runway inside Air Force Base Ondangwa, was called in for a briefing at the Sector 10 Headquarters, Oshakati - Operation Klipklop
02 Dec 1979 Mt. Darwin
South African Army Lieutenant Johannes (Hannes) Jacobus du Toit was killed in action while serving with the Rhodesian forces in a convoy operation in the Mt Darwin area.
01 Sep 1979 Maxaila
At 1200 the Frelimo operator at Maxaila reported helicopter movements in his area and requested reinforcements. In reply, Mapai (the controlling centre) ordered Maxaila to search the area and that troops from Chigubo had also been ordered to investigate the area of...
12 Feb 1979 near Kariba
A second civilian airliner, Air Rhodesia Flight 827, was shot down by a ZIPRA missile, killing all 59 people on board.
03 Sep 1978 Victoria Falls
ZIPRA guerillas shoot down Air Rhodesia Flight 825 with an SA-7 missile; Of the 52 passengers and four crew, 38 died in the crash; the insurgents then approached the wreckage, rounded up the 10 survivors they could see and massacred them with automatic gunfire. Three...
04 May 1978 Cassinga
The para strike against Cassinga went in on the 4th May 1978, and although it turned out to be a tougher nut to crack than anticipated, it was a complete success. SWAPO lost over a 1 000 guerrillas, dead or captured, against South African casualties of four dead and...
12 Jan 1978 Motoko Area
Alouette III no R5701 hit by ground fire in the Motoko Area killing Flt Sgt A.I. Flemming
23 Jan 1976 Luanda
Soviet An-22s unloaded the first two MiG-21MF interceptors at Luanda IAP, together with equipment for a battery of S-125 Pechora (ASCC-code ‘SA-3 Goa’) surface-to-air missiles.
5 Nov 1975 Havana
Cubana de Aviacion Bristol Britannia planes left Havana for Luanda, carrying Cuban elite units of the special assault troops to reinforce the north and push the FNLA out
08 Sep 1975 Luanda
Cuban military transport ship 13 De Marzo arrived at Luanda on the 8th (carrying estimated 1200 – 1500 Cuban troops)
09 Sep 1975 Moçâmedes
Cuban military transport ship El Jique arrived at Moçâmedes on 7 September (carrying estimated 1200 - 1500 Cuban troops)