On the 27th June 1988, a combined Angolan FAPLA-Cuban force launched an unexpected ground attack against the #Calueque Water Scheme SADF positions, close to the South West Africa/Namibia and Angola border. This was followed shortly thereafter by a treacherous air attack with MiG fighters.

The ground attack was halted by a combined SADF and…Read More

This rather surreal and dark image of a enemy Angolan #Hind Helicopter operated by FAPLA taking off in Angola during the Border War in the late 1980’s.

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

#Casspir call sign 33B, which was captured at the battle of Indungo on Oct 31, 1987 (Operation #Firewood), displayed by Cuban soldiers

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

South African troopies assault a terrorist position using R4 rifles

Troops talking to PB at a kraal in Ovamboland

Breakfast time on patrol in the operational area

SADF troop firing his R4 from an ambush position

Air Loadmaster Derek Mathews doing an engine Oil Check on a C160Z at Omega, 03 December
1981

Rhino deliveries