Central, Eastern, & Southern Africa Database
Central, Eastern, & Southern Africa Database
Busy CF-5s in Botswana
An exclusive insider-look at Botswana Defence Force's Air Wing.
Oct 1, 2005, 13:17
Central, Eastern, & Southern Africa Database
Post Scriptum: Ethiopia - Eritrea
Compillation of recent reports about the Eritrean and Ethiopian Air Forces.
Aug 10, 2004, 02:09
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African Mirages
Overview of Dassault Mirage III and Mirage 5 in service with Sub-Saharan African air forces.
Sep 2, 2003, 17:42
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African MiGs - Part 4
Summary about all African users of MiG and Sukhoi aircraft since 1960. Part 4 covers Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Sep 2, 2003, 17:42
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African MiGs - Part 3
Summary about all African users of MiG and Sukhoi aircraft since 1960. Part 3 covers Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan.
Sep 2, 2003, 17:19
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African MiGs - Part 2
Summary about all African users of MiG and Sukhoi aircraft since 1960. Part 2 covers Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, and Mali.
Sep 2, 2003, 11:52
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African MiGs - Part 1
Summary about all African users of MiG and Sukhoi aircraft since 1960. Part 1 covers Angola, Burkina Faso, DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Eritrea.
Sep 2, 2003, 11:22
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Different African Air-to-Air Victories
A list of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by various African pilots and air forces since 1945
Sep 2, 2003, 10:57
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South African Air-to-Air Victories
A list of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by the pilots of South African Air Force (SAAF) since 1945
Sep 2, 2003, 10:57
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Zaire/DR Congo since 1980
The last 15 years of the civil war in Congo have seen quite some use of air power as well - frequently at an unexpectedly (and certainly hitherto unknown) high level. Considering the size of the country and the number of involved fractions, as well as the complexity of this conflict, however, this is not surprising. This exclusive report was prepared on a basis of four years of intensive research, which enabled the authors to privde very in-depth information about composition and operations of involved air forces, but also about the general conduct of this war.
Sep 2, 2003, 10:54
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II Ethiopian Eritrean War, 1998 - 2000
An extensive and exclusive insight into the air war between Ethiopia and Eritrea, based on a shorter version published in the AFM magazine (volume August 2000)
Sep 2, 2003, 10:53
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Somalia, 1980-1996
In the period 1980-1989 Somalia was literaly torn apart in what later became almost a prototpye for situations in a number of other African countries. This is a unique report about what little is known regarding the last few years of the Somali Air Force and a full overview of UN-operations in that country.
Sep 2, 2003, 10:53
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Uganda and Tansania, 1972 - 1979
In reaction to an Ugandan pre-emptive attack, in 1979, Tanzania launched a counter-invasion that was to result with removal of the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. The Tanzanians had no intentions to conquer and hold Uganda: this was therefore the first modern war fought solely with the aim of removal of an oppressive regime. The air power played a minor, but still an interesting role in this conflict.
Sep 2, 2003, 10:52
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Ogaden War, 1977-1978
Ogaden War was characteristic for both, its typical African post-colonial character, and for some of the most amazing changes of alliances of the whole Cold War: nevertheless, it saw some of the most vicious fighting in the air ever over the whole continent.
Sep 2, 2003, 10:52
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Comoro Islands, since 1975
Since 1975 the Union of the Comoro Islands endured no less but 19 coup attempts - several of which were undertaken by merecenaries. For example, in 1995 a group of mercenaries attempted a coup - but the French reaction was swift...
Sep 2, 2003, 10:51
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Mozambique, 1962-1992
The today largely forgotten war in Mozambique raged for over 30 years, first pitting local nationalist and leftist rebels against the Portuguese colonial authorities, and then the nationalist rebels against a leftist regime. Nevertheless, it is one of very few African wars of this kind that ever found an end.
Sep 2, 2003, 10:49
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Angola: SAAF Bushwacks Six Helicopters
In September 1985 the SAAF staged a special operation in order to ambush formations of Angolan, Cuban, and Soviet helicopters operating south-east of Cuito Cuanavale. Here the details.
Sep 2, 2003, 10:46
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Angola: Claims & Reality about SAAF Losses
Much was claimed about the losses of the South African Air Force during the war in Angola, with Angolan and - especially - Cuban sources frequently constructing "evidence" for downed SAAF Mirages. This practice became especially widespread in the recent years, with several cases known in which specific authors went so far to falsify even the narratives from Cuban pilots involved in that war.
Sep 2, 2003, 10:46
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Angola since 1961
The war in Angola broke out already in 1961, and began its history as a "classic" anti-colonial war, between Portuguese authorities and Conservative as well as Marxist-rebells. Eventually, it developed into a never-ending and extremely brutal story, involving a number of outside powers, and ended as "another forgotten African war", only in our days.
Sep 2, 2003, 09:29
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Congo, Part 1; 1960-1963
The bloody civil war in the Congo quickly took on a wider significance as outside forces became involved: for some time in the 1960s, Washington was so concerned about the Soviet involvement in this war, that it was more likely to intervene there but in Vietnam. Eventually, the UN took over, launching its first - and certainly the most controversial - military intervention ever.
Sep 2, 2003, 09:29
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Sudan, Civil War since 1955
Extensive feature about the long and bloody civil war in Sudan, which saw some of the most shameful use of airpower in the last 40 years
Sep 2, 2003, 09:28
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Ethiopia and Eritrea, 1950-1991
Eritrea attempted to gain independence from Ethiopia ever since being put under Ethiopian control, in 1952. The Ethiopians, at the time having one of the largest air forces in Africa, hit back with everything they had, and a long and bloody war followed...
Sep 2, 2003, 09:22
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