101 Battalion stationed near Ondangwa (60km from the Angolan border) - 1985

G6 Howitzer, or G6 Rhino, making easy work of the sandy Namibian trails

The Ratel ZT3 crew that took out 4 Cuban/FAPLA Soviet-supplied T-55 tanks at the Lomba River, during Operation Modular on 10 September 1987.

Major Hannes Nortman, Johan Jacobs, Neels Claasen and gunner Darren Nelson.

The then newly developed Ratel ZT3 had a ‘black box’ which recorded crew actions when the missile system was selected – and this stunning bit of history of South African servicemen in action was forever recorded.

40mm Bofors gun

61 Mech Charlie squadron in the Angolan bush during Operation Moduler - 1987

Ystervark (Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun) crew from 32 Battalion with the external 800-liter fuel drop tank of a Soviet MiG-23ML which they shot down in 1987

Rhodesian and South African forces at the forward airfield during Operation Uric in early September 1979

South African paratroopers from 1 Parachute Battalion (known locally as Parabats) serving in Rhodesia in the late 1970’s

An English Electric Canberra B(I).12

Rhodesian B.2 Canberras together with South African B(I).12 Canberras carried out attacks on insurgents in Mozambique (usually armed with Alpha cluster bombs), several raids on Zambia, and attacks upon multiple insurgent bases in Angola.

Buffel surfing

SADF troops assemble to be picked up by the waiting SAAF Puma helicopter, close to the Eenhana Road also known to the SADF troops as 'Oom Willies se pad' (translation Uncle Willies' road)

7 June 1980 Operation Sceptic: Capt IC Du Plessis landed his badly damaged Mirage F1AZ at Ruacana. The aircraft was damaged by shrapnel from an SAM fired at the aircraft during the bombing of a target. He barely made it to Ruacana. For saving the irreplaceable aircraft, rather than ejecting from it, Capt Du Plessis was awarded an Honoris Crux decoration for bravery.

Rhodesian Light Infantry Troopies from 1 Commando - and a friend.