South African Air Force pilot of a French built SAAF Mirage F1CZ fighter jet climbing into his cockpit at his airbase in Waterkloof near Pretoria. 1978. This Mirage was number 212.

Men of Steel. Looking every bit the SADF Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) – and epitomising a very special and unique breed of men, feared and loved by the troops and NCO’s (and some junior commissioned officers) all at the same time. Easily identified by the South African crest worn behind a red patch on the sleeve. This is Seargent Major H.G.…Read More

Who doesn’t love a ‘mine hound’? This great image of a SADF dog handler and his dog on operations in Ovamboland, South West Africa/ Namibia. This particular ‘Black Labrador’ is trained to sniff out explosives. Vital in a war so dominated by land mines.

Photo copyright – Peter Marlow

The Border War also saw some pretty famous future personalities and this is one for all the EastEnders fans (the famous on going British soap opera), this fun photo is Alex Ferns during his stint in the South African Army on the Angolan border – Alex is best known for his EastEnders role as Trevor Morgan, “Britain’s most-hated soap…Read More

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#Ongandjera #Koevoet SAP-COIN Base 1985 – Wynand Viljoen

5/ 1 Recce base Fort Rev at AFB Ondangwa taken from a gunship. This is one of the late photos of the Fort, as it is bigger and had taken over some of Koevoet ground

Welcome to Fort Foot – Special Forces base within Rundu Town.

South African Recces (Special Forces), 1987, taken before a large battle in Angola.