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A Portuguese Air Force #F-84 Thunderjet being loaded with ordnance in the 1960s, at #Luanda Air Base.
Portugal was the last user of the trusty Thunderjet, putting it to great use during the long Colonial Wars. Equipped with rockets or bombs, Thunderjets operated with relative impunity alongside the Fiat G.91 until around 1972, when PAIGC and…Read More
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Portuguese mercenaries fight for the Front National de Libération de l’Angola ( #FNLA) during the Angolan War for Independence, 1975
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Artur Freitas (right) and two of his comrades of the Companhia de Caçadores nº 312. This photograph was reposted with the permission of this elite ex- Portuguese Caçadore.
The world ” Caçadore ” translates to English as “Hunter”, with Caçadore units in the Portuguese Army dating back to 18th century, and earning a legendary status as elite ligh…Read More
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Francisco Daniel Roxo
Francisco Daniel "Danny" Roxo (1933–1976) was a Portuguese hunter, safari guide, and soldier. Born in Mogadouro, he emigrated to Niassa Province, Portuguese Mozambique during the 1950s, where he established himself as a professional hunter. Roxo later fought in the Mozambican War of Independence against nationalist guerrillas.[2] After Mozambican independence he served as a foreign volunteer in 32 Battalion, a Portuguese-speaking unit of the South African Army.