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maddogmcewan posted in the group 54 Bn SADF
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
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maddogmcewan posted in the group Angolan / South African Border War
Famous image by Herman Potgieter of a South African Air Force DC 3 Dakota in 1979. An aircraft of World War 2 vintage the DC3 was known as the ‘vomit comet’ by the troops during the Bush War (partly due to low altitude hot air turbulence over Ovamboland). This DC3 is probably on it’s “milk run” ferrying troops and supplies from Grootfontein to…Read More
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maddogmcewan posted in the group 2SSB SADF
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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maddogmcewan posted in the group Angolan / South African Border War
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maddogmcewan posted in the group Angolan / South African Border War
The knocked out Casspirs of 2nd Lt Anton Botes, at the back, and Lt Pierre Blignaut, in the foreground, at the battle of Indungo on October 31, 1987 during Operation #Firewood
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maddogmcewan posted in the group Angolan / South African Border War
South African troopies assault a terrorist position using R4 rifles
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maddogmcewan posted in the group Angolan / South African Border War
Troops talking to PB at a kraal in Ovamboland
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maddogmcewan posted in the group Angolan / South African Border War
Breakfast time on patrol in the operational area
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maddogmcewan posted in the group Angolan / South African Border War
SADF troop firing his R4 from an ambush position
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maddogmcewan posted in the group Angolan / South African Border War
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maddogmcewan posted in the group 54 Bn SADF
#Eenhana Ops Room
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maddogmcewan posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)
#Ongandjera #Koevoet SAP-COIN Base 1985 – Wynand Viljoen
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