Vlamgat - The Story of the Mirage F1 in the South African Air Force by Lord, Dick (Brigadier-Gen.)
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Vlamgat - The Story of the Mirage F1 in the South African Air Force
Lord, Dick (Brigadier-General)
ISBN 10: 0620241160
ISBN 13: 9780620241168
Item Description: Covos-Day, Johannesburg, 2000. Blue Boards, White Titles. Book Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, xxii + 302 + 4 pp. Illustrated end-papers. Illustrated in black & white and colour. Ink name of previous owner in felt-tip pen on the front, free, end-paper. Boards and Dust-jacket lightly rubbed else fine. Vlamgat, literally 'flaming hole' in Afrikaans, was the nickname the South African Air Force (SAAF) gave to the Mirage F1, its formidable frontline jet fighter during South Africa's long 'border wars' in South West Africa (Namibia) and Angola from the late 1960s to the late 1980s. Battling Soviet MiG-21s over African skies, the Vlammies, the Mirage pilots as they were affectionately known, acquitted themselves with distinction and honour. Vlamgat is a gripping account of these pilots and their deeds of bravery; their experiences are authentically related with accuracy, humour and pathos - by the author, himself a 'Vlammie'. As Willem Hechter, former Chief of the SAAF, says: "Vlamgat deserves a place of pride in the long history of this, the second oldest air force in the world." Size: Royal Octavo. Hard Cover. Bookseller Inventory # 05042
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