by Hennie Heymans | May 8, 2025 | Defence, Animals & Mascots, Animals in War Memorial Wall, Gedenkmuur - Voortrekkermonument, Military History
MEMORIAL WALL FOR FOUR-LEGGED SOLDIERS UNVEILED AT MONUMENT Abstract Animal heroes are honoured at the Animals in War Memorial Wall (Diere in Oorlog-gedenkmuur) the first of its kind in South Africa, which was unveiled at the Voortrekker Monument on 30 March 2025....
by Hennie Heymans | Apr 23, 2025 | Defence, Military History, Royal Air Force, SA Military History, South Africans in RAF, Women's Auxiliary Air Force
HOW A PRETORIA GIRL BECAME A PILOT IN WORLD WAR II Abstract Dolores Teresa “Jackie” Sorour a young lady from Pretoria was determined to become a pilot and the first lady to use a parachute. She succeeded and became a pilot and later a pilot in the WAAF – she was a...
by Hennie Heymans | Apr 23, 2025 | Defence, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Koevoet, Military History, Operation "K", POW's / Krygsgevangenes, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, South African Air Force, South African Air Force in Korea
SAAF HELICOPTERS AS FORCE MULTIPLIERS: LT GEN DENIS JOHN EARP, SSA, SD, SOE, SAAF (RETIRED) Abstract On 26 April 2011 Brig Hennie Heymans interviewed Lt-Gen DJ Earp on the use of SAAF-helicopters as a force multiplier in counterinsurgency operations and their use by...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 18, 2025 | Life Story, Defence, Military History, SA Military History
Dr. Danie Langer, Voortrekkermonument, Pretoria. Aangestuur, Bertus Steenkamp. Abstrak: Suid-Afrika se toekoms in perspektief. Foto: ‘n Voortrekker bespied die horison. Die Voortrekkermonument staan nie net as ‘n klipstruktuur op Pretoria se heuwels nie....
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 11, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Defence, Historical photos, Military History
Petronel Fourie (Weet-aanlyn) Op 1 Februarie 1920 is die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag (SALM) amptelik gestig. Dit is die tweede oudste lugmag in die wêreld, naas die Royal Air Force en het ‘n roemryke geskiedenis. Die aanloopbaan Die aanloop tot die lugmag se stigting het...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jan 28, 2025 | Uncategorized, Defence, Historical photos, Military History, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Abstrak: Artikel deur Petronel Fourie, gepubliseer in Maroela Media: https://maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/sa-nuus/die-lugmagmuseum-veteraan-vegvlieenier-vertel/. Hierdie artikel word met die vriendelike vergunning van Maroela Media en Petronel Fourie herpubliseer....
