Nature Conservation in the SACS
Walter was born and grew up in the south-eastern Transvaal town of Piet Retief
From the 1981 SAAF Staff Requirement to replace the ageing Mirage III and F1 fleets
He also recalls the lighter moments of military life
Eagle Strike, Jan Breytenbach Engineering & Transportation Nature Conservation in the SACSThis is the story of an audacious, airborne assault, on 4 May 1978, on a SWAPO fortified base containing its military headquarters, logistical support, reserves and training facilities. The assault was supported by a very strong air strike by bombers and fighters as well as by air transport to drop the paratroopers into battle in one of the major, post World War para drops, 250kms deep behind enemy lines, and thus, of a necessity, the deployment of a