A rarely seen photograph of Cuban pilots Manuel Rojas García (Lieutenant Colonel) and Manuel Quesada Aguilar (Captain), prisoners of Savimbi, whose MIG-21UM was shot down on October 28, 1987, by UNITA’s MANPAD (manual anti-aircraft missile) in the Luena area. The photo was taken on October 31 of the same year at a political rally in Jamba.

A 3 Squadron Mirage F1CZ on alert at AFB Ondangwa circa 1981. Note the wingtip mounted Matra R550 air-to-air missile

Cuban ground crew prepare Angolan MiG-21bis C-315 for its next sortie at Menongue

from left Peter Nanyemba (then SWAPO’s Secretary Of Defence),Colonel Nikolai Khrushkin of the red Army and military Advisor to PLAN and Uuno ‘Kanana’ Shaanika (then North West Front Commander).

PLAN commanders From left: Lt Rtd General Martin Shalli, Commander Nashandi, a Russian Military Advisor and Rtd Major General Charles Ndaxu “Hochi Mihn” Mamholo.

SGT. Dean Viljoen team leader of Koevoet team Zulu Delta with some of his team members having a look at enemy weapons they picked.

SA Marines on river patrol

SADF troops on ops in Angola, 1980’s

SADF Troopie with his R4/Galil mid 80s

South African SF Recce’s in Angola, 1980’s Courtesy Mike West

SAAF Impala II low over Ovamboland