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1988 LLOYDS LIST SET OF 4 U.M.M. SG183-186 1990 SHIPWRECKS SET OF 4 U.M.M. SG 197-200    

 Title: Shipwrecks SWA 16/30/40/50 Cent Stamps FDC 59 Envelope. Country Of Origin: South West Africa. Format: Franked Envelope with Four Stamps SWA FDC 59. Year of Stamp: 1988. Description Of Stamp:  SWA 16c Designed by Sheila Nowers Hope D 1.4 1987. SWA 30c Designed by Sheila Nowers Tilly D 2.4 1987. SWA 40c Designed by Shelia Nowers Eduard Bohlen D 3.4 1987. SWA 50c Designed by Sheila Nowers Dunedin Star D 4.4 1987. Franked: Yes, Swakopmund 1987-10-15. Description of Item: FDC Envelope with graphics of SWA Shipwrecks. Reverse Frank: Nil, Plain reverse. Content: Insert with Shipwrecks details and stamp details in English and Afrikaans. Condition: Excellent. Price: R 60.00 Inc Vat.  

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This book captures the experience of the South African Air Force helicopter pilot as never before; from 'rookie' to seasoned combat aviator in one of history's most intense counter-insurgency conflicts - the South African Border War. Nick Lithgow's work relates the gruelling endurance of SADF National Service and its grind, grind, grind... until one day, helicopter drills with an SAAF Puma, saw him optimistically apply for pilot training. Called to Pretoria, Nick completed the mandatory tests before returning to the Border to complete his duty. At the end of his National Service, Nick was surprised to receive instructions to report to the Air Force Gymnasium in Valhalla. Here he began training began in earnest with Harvard fixed wing trainers and the Impala jet, before long Nick had progressed to rotary aircraft - training on the Alouette and graduating to the Puma under the guidance of one of the SAAF's legendary instructors, 'Monster Wilkins'. An operational tour in Rhodesia followed with deployment to the South West African/Namibian Border. Here Search and Rescue, troop carrying and close air support operations became the order of the day -an intense cycle of briefings and operations with the ever present threat of small arms fire and surface to air missiles. LZ Hot!  is an unrivaled work - it relates the drama of recovering downed fighter pilots under fire, responding to the horror of mine-strikes with soldiers dreadfully injured and needing urgent evacuation, or deep penetration operations into Angola in support of South African Special Forces. It also relates the candour of mess life, the characters and incidents that amuse, delivering much needed relief from the demands of operational flying - Nick's accounts of mess dinner high-jinks are especially entertaining and will be recognisable to all who have served! Flying mountain rescue missions and responding to terrifying shipwrecks, a crazed Military Policeman during a casevac, Lithgow takes all in his stride. LZ Hot!  is a stunning, captivating read. Paperback, 176 pages 16 colour & b/w photos.  Published December 2012