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Unsung heroesthe selfless heroism of South Africas airmen In the air force no mission receives greater priority than the mission of mercy. When lives are at stake all resources available are dedicated to the task. Aircrew, ground crew, paramedics, doctors, mountaineers, navy divers, policemen and trained civilian volunteers are rapidly organized into a rescue team and dispatched with all haste to the disaster scene. This requires training, preparedness, dedication, determination and courage. Rescue missions are often flown in weather conditions that would normally ground all aircraft. Scenarios are as diverse as high-rise fires, mountain, flood and maritime rescues, to white-outs in the snows of Antarctica. Originally published in 1999 as Fire, Flood and Ice, this updated edition includes yet more spectacular South African Air Force (SAAF) search and rescue missions, both military and civilian. Included is the remarkable rescue of all 581 people from the ill-fated liner Oceanos, for which the author was mentioned in dispatches for his role as commander of the rescue operation. Also new are heart-warming accounts of SAAF rescues during the devastating floods of 2000 in Mozambique, which captured the worlds attention Paperback, 248 pages with photos & maps. Published July 2010 (Second Edition) 

                   South African Air Force Cricket Team, 1924-25, Hildick's Studios, Pretoria,  original photograph with names of cricketers on mountboard, photograph measures 36 cms x 29 cms, mount board (original backing board) measures 50.5 cms x 42.5 cms, crease to center-line affecting LHS of mountboard and photograph, suitable for framing, overall condition: good. Seated in the middle row, left, is Col.  Sir Pierre van Ryneveld,   Director of Air Services.   Sir Pierre van Ryneveld   was the founding commander of the South African Air Force (SAAF). He began his military career in World War I where he distinguished himself as a fighter ace. After the war, van Ryneveld was called back to South Africa by the Prime Minister Jan Smuts in order to set up the SAAF. He flew back home, across Africa, in a Vickers Vimy - a pioneering feat for which he was knighted. He served as CGS for sixteen years, including the whole of  World War II. Colonel van Ryneveld established the SAAF in 1920, and directed it until 1933, when he was promoted to Chief of the General Staff (CGS), in command of the Union Defence Forces. However, for the next four years the SAAF remained under van Ryneveld's direct control as no one was appointed as the Air Force's director until 1937.  

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  South African Air Force Insignia (Current) * Item is brand new, and in stock. * Item is a Embroided Patch. (7 cm Diameter)   Please note:  Hobby Paints, glues and Paint brushes are also available on my user name:  The Aviation Shop   Payment within 48 - 72 hours. Once payment is completed, a tracking number will follow in 24 - 48 working hours. Combine shipping are allowed with small items. Feel free to ask a question, if needed.                                       

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 South African Air Force Badge Brass WW II. slight scratches as per pictures complete with lugs

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