The First Citizens Force Operational Parachute Jump in the South African Defence Force on the Night of 14 December 1975 by Operators of 2 Reconnaissance Commando South African Special Forces.

The First 2 Reconnaissance Commando Selection Course VK 21/RC21 1974

This photograph is of basic static line course #76 in about 1977. This was one of the first Rhodesian African Rifles (RAR) parachute courses to be run and included the C.O and 3 Officers.

Lynx escorting a Dak en route to a para drop

Koevoet teams

Hunter FGA9 showing livery used latter half of the 1970’s

An even better photo of the Dakota showing the anti Strela mod fitted to the engine exhaust.

A superb photo of the three ship Dakota formation en route to the Chimoio strike. On the far Dak, you can clearly see the anti Strela mod fitted to the engine exhaust. The Dak with serial 53 (nearest camera) is one of the original Daks to SRAF/RRAF, and 03 (leading) is ex-SAAF 6841 taken on charge 7.02.64.

A group of BCAÇ 17 Trackers somewhere in the Tete District

Dornier Do-27 delivering mail in Mozambique

Founder and first commanding officer of the Grupos Especiais Pára-quedistas, Colonel Costa Campos wearing the red beret of the GEP, sitting alongside the Commander in Chief of forces in Mozambique, General Kau?lza de Arriaga in an Alouette III helicopter.