The Aérospatiale Alouette III was a pivotal and versatile light utility helicopter in the Rhodesian, South African, and Portuguese Air Forces during the various Southern African conflicts, particularly the Portuguese Colonial War and the Border War (or Bush War). It...
Derek William Andrews was born in Wyndham (WA) on 4 January 1950. He first served in the Citizens Military Forces (CMF) from 13 February 1968 to 18 November 1969 and then enlisted in the Australian Army on 24 November 1969. After basic training he was posted to the...
1 Squadron RRAF was a unit of the Southern Rhodesia Air Force (SRAF), formed in 1939 and later absorbed into the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1940, becoming 237 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF. In the post-WWII period, a new 1 Squadron RRAF was formed within the Rhodesian Air...
Major Martin George Chikondo SCR, was by far one of the top "psuedo-operators" of the Rhodesian Bush War. He enlisted in the 1st Battalion, Rhodesian African Rifles in 1970, serving for 3 years and being promoted to Lance-Corporal. His skill at soldiering was quickly...
Bert Sachse commanded the South African Army's 5 Reconnaissance Regiment (5 Recce) during two different periods. He first led the regiment as a commandant from 1983 to 1984, and later returned as a colonel to serve a second term as commander from 1990 to 1993....
Jim Maguire (46) a former Royal Marine from London who went on to serve in the Rhodesian and South African special forces, was a mercenary in Ivory Coast for three months.
He commissioned as a helicopter pilot in the Rhodesian Air Force, seeing active service throughout the Rhodesian Bush War. He was shot down twice by enemy fire, most notably during Operation Uric while he had flown to medevac a wounded Rhodesian SAS soldier. Dick knew...
Rhodesian Air Force No. 7 Squadron was a troop transport and battlefield support unit formed in February 1962 at New Sarum Air Force Base, equipped with Alouette III aircraft, were troop transport, casevac and battlefield support including Fireforce. Motto: "Fight...
Rhodesian Air Force No. 8 Squadron was a troop transport and battlefield support unit formed in September 1978 at New Sarum Air Force Base, operating Augusta Bell 205 helicopters and known by the motto "By Night And By Day". The squadron was dissolved after the...
Killed in action during the Rhodesian Bush War (Operation Nickel) on August 22, 1967. He was the deputy to Lieutenant Nick Smith, and both were killed in a contact with the ANC's (African National Congress) and ZIPRA's (Zimbabwe African People's Revolutionary Army)...
Michael Patrick Cahill (Service Number: 721381) was a member of the C Squadron, SAS (Special Air Service), in Rhodesia.