South Africa's air war in Angola 1980s, Mirage & Buccaneers vs MiG

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South Africa's Forgotten Air Wars" chronicles the intense air conflicts fought by the South African Air Force (SAAF) during the Cold War in the 1970s and 1980s, primarily during the Border War along the Namibian and Angolan borders.

Despite facing crippling international arms embargoes and relying on aging aircraft like the Mirage F1, the SAAF conducted remarkably effective air campaigns.

The video highlights key operations (like Protea and Sceptic), featuring daring air-to-air dogfights against Soviet-supplied MiGs and complex ground attacks, SAM-sites, providing crucial lessons in tactical ingenuity and asymmetric warfare under resource constraints.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QegS7TJml2o

Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag Mirage F1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QegS7TJml2o