#UNITA Troops clamber over an Angolan Air Force, Russian built #Mi-8 assault helicopter shot down during the battles. This helicopter is codenamed Hip by NATO. @jonas-savimbi

South African missile crew with French-designed #Crotale missile battery. It is known as the #Cactus missile in South Africa. One of the missiles had been fired at an attacking #Mig-23 without success.

Captain John Mortimer in a #Casspir attached to an SADF/ #UNITA liaison team; he stood in for Les Rudman’s team during their home leave.

South African 155-mm #G5 artillery on the outskirts of Cuito Cuanavale pounding Cuban and Angolan positions. The guns were carefully camouflaged against enemy air attacks

Commander of 20 SA Brigade. Colonel P. S. Fouché with two #M-46 Russian artillery pieces taken by the SADF during the Operation #Hooper attack on 21 Brigade.

#Soviet advisory personnel and training staff with #SWAPO #PLAN guerrillas in Angola, late 1970s. #Russian

#MiG-23UB of the #Angolan Air Force #FAPA-DAA

#C47 ”Dragon Dak’

Captured #T-55

Dead #PLAN member

South African (SADF) Recce’s during the Border War, 1980’s #Recce