Rhodesian Air Force AIR STRIKE LOG
No Date - Op Area Aircrew Target Aircraft Weapons Expended Result
245 06/06/75 Hurricane Steve Baldwin / Colin Bedford Some five terrs at VS126134, 22nm north of Mtoko G-Car 5713 7.62mm MAG One captured, no kills. Return fire suspected. Comment: airstrike handled competently in view of the Army call-sign to mark FLOT.
246 24/06/75 Newton Provost x 3 Trojan x 7 Dakota x 4 Fire Force x 3 – Alouette x 16 Kandeya TTL – Mauswa meeting of expected 50 Nehanda Sector terrorists. Provost x 3 Trojan x 7 Dakota x 4 K-Car x 3 G-Car x 13 6 terrs killed and I captured in 3 Fire Force contacts - as per Selous Scouts Top Secret War, pages 150-151.
247 25/06/75 Hurricane Dave Thorn / Tony Merber Slade Healey (SAAF) Six terrs sighted at US410720, 16nm north of Mt Darwin K-Car 5719 Z-Car 50x20mm cannon shells Five terrs killed, one wounded and captured. Suspected that one terr escaped. Comment: good effort by Thorn. Four terrs killed by K-Car. Good airborne control. The Army was advised to implement the day-glo panels
248 01/07/75 Hurricane Ted Lunt / Chas Penny One terr hiding in dense bush at VS057501. G-Car 5177 130x7.62mm MAG No terrs seen.
249 19/07/75 Hurricane Ken Newman / Dave tali) 276 18/11/75 Thrasher (External) Chris Dickinson / Tony Merber Some 13 FRELIMO on the ridge at VQ715113, 4nm east of Penhalonga – in Moçambique G-Car 5074 101x7.92 The FRELIMO fired on M8 with RPG rockets and heavy small arms fire. Comments: Pilots are to ensure that they do not antagonize FRELIMO by going out of their way to adopt the offensive.
277 09/12/75 Hurricane Danny Svoboda Suspected terr camp at US443626, 10nm north of Mt Darwin Provost 3126 12x37mm SNEB rockets Weapons struck target. No terr presence or camp. 278 26/12/75 Hurricane Andre Senekal (SAAF) Mt Darwin / Grand Reef Umtali? G-Car 5879 Killed – flying accident. Snared barbed wire of protective fencing 279 ?/01/76 Hurricane Francois du Toit Air Recce - Mudzi River, Mtoko area. Kiewiet Some terrs killed and equip captured – “Wood-page 371”
280 13/01/76 Hurricane Tudor Thomas Ken Law US206780, 23nm north west of Mt Darwin. Mavuradonha Hunter Hunter 4 Frantans, 200x30mm Aden cannon Psyops on huts of villagers who were feeding terrs. The Frantans overshot.
281 13/01/76 Hurricane Michael Delport US213775, 2nm south east of St. Albert’s Mission Provost 8x37mm SNEB 2x15-gall Fran 465x.303 FAC, Marker.
282 22/01/76 Hurricane Randy du Rand / Mike Ronne Keith Spence / Jim Russell Al Bruce / Paddy Morgan Pedashenko / Bernie Vaughan US652678, Ruya River, approx. 15nm north east of Mt Darwin. Air Task 050 Canberra Canberra Canberra 2514 Canberra 250lb+13lb 250lb+13lb 250lb+13lb Night offset. Bombs on target.
283 24/01/76 Thrasher Russell Broadbent VR730157, 8nm south west of Regina Coeli Mission Provost 20x37m SNEB, one Fran, 500x.303 Marked by K-Car. No terrs there.
284 01/02/76 Hurricane Trevor Troup / Boertjie Becker Pete Simmonds / Doug Sinclair Karl Volker / Maplot Pretorius Ten terrs at VS740333, 7nm northeast Kotwa – and west of Nyamapanda. (Choppers based Kotwa) Z-Car G-Car 7514 Z-Car 160x20mm cannon, 750 7.62mm MAG, 75x.303 The terrs opened fire on the helicopters. Six terrs killed, two wounded and captured. Simmonds slightly wounded (after relay change Nyamapanda – Police hit landmine). 10 RR pax also hit and wounded by ground fire. Aircraft moved from Kotwa to Mudzi on 8 February 1976. 284B
1083 04/02/76 Pedashenko / Paddy Morgan Air Task 087 Canberra 2502 As per re-constructed log-book, by Paddy Morgan. 285 06/02/76 Hurricane Norman Maasdorp US024823, 13nm south of Centenary (Refer also “Winds of Destruction” – PB’s book details Rob MacGregor's ASR 286) Provost Provost 3 Frantans, 16x37mm SNEB rockets, 250x.303 Browning Mk2 Weapons hit target. No result. Comment: Five bodies recovered from target area. Commander 'A first class effort: Award of MFC supported.
286 06/02/76 Hurricane Rob MacGregor / Tony Merber Joe Syslo / Henry Jarvie Gavie Venter / Loubsher (SAAF) George Sole (PB’s book – p 381) Hamie Dax – PRAW Copper 08 22 terrs at US029823, 6nm north west of Albert’s Mission – Mavuradonha Mountains K-Gar G-Car Z-Car G-Car Comanche 110x20mm cannon shells. Five terrs killed. Further eleven by ground forces. Heavy fire, Provost N4 called. Comment: 'Good Show' 17 out of 22 terrs accounted for in a combined Army-Air Force operation.
287 07/02/76 Repulse (External) Mike Litson / Hansi Steyn Dave Johnston / Roelf Oeloffse Kevin Peinke / Steve Stead Dick Paxton / Steve Russell Ken Newman / Frank Robinson Michael Borlace / Pat Graham VN685273, 23nm south of Chipinga – in Moçambique K-Car G-Car G-Car G-Car G-Car G-Car 20mm cannon Intensive fire from terrs. Four terrs captured. Terr on bicycle should have been in the Olympics because he pedalled so fast!
288 08/02/76 Hurricane Ian Armstrong VR622937, 27nm north east Mtoko – 12nm south east of Mudzi Provost 2 Frantans, 1,000x.303 Browning On target. Possible burns on a terr.
289 08/02/76 Hurricane Trevor Troup / Boertjie Becker Pete Simmonds / Bert Keightley Perry Childs / Jakes Jacobs Dave Atkinson / Johan Lewis Six terrs on ridge at VR622937, 25nm north east of Mtoko K-Car G-Car 5715 G-Car G-Car 65x20mm cannon shells One terr wounded and then killed by the Army.
290 09/02/76 Thrasher Mike Litson / Hansi Steyn Dick Paxton / Steve Russell Michael Borlace / Pat Graham VN747424, 4nm north east of Mt Selinda K-Car G-Car G-Car 5176 75x20mm cannon shells Hut destroyed and two terrs as probable kills. Two wounded. Strela fired at K-Car
291 13/02/76 Hurricane Rob MacGregor / Pete McCabe Martin Hutchings / Eddie Strever Chris Milbank / Bessie Bauermeister (SAAF) US58206, 26nm north east of Mtoko (Grid Ref VS?) K-Car G-Car G-Car 20mm cannon No terr casualties or captures. Two Security Force members wounded. Comment: Decision by PATU to take on the terrs instead of Fire Force resulted in failure and two wounded. 'A very good show for Robert MacGregor and Milbank'.
292 13/02/76 Hurricane Dave Bourhill Phil Haigh US561054, 13nm south east of Madziwa Provost Provost Weapons on target but terrs escaped during the night.
293 13/02/76 Hurricane Trevor Troup / Boertjie Becker Pete Simmonds/Bert Keightley Dave Atkinson / Jakes Jacobs Perry Childs / Johan Lewis US951122, 24nm north west of Mtoko K-Car G-Car 5715 G-Car G-Car 50x20mm cannon shells, 70 7.92mm Two killed and two wounded by the K-Car. One wounded by G-Car.
294 13/02/76 Hurricane Trevor Troup / Boertjie Becker Bill McQuade / Dave Boyce Neil Liddell / Jakes Jacobs Perry Childs / Johan Lewis VS760190, 7nm south east of Kotwa K-Car G-Car G-Car G-Car 40x20mm cannon, 300 7.62mm MAG Two wounded by K-Car.
295 14/02/76 Hurricane Trevor Troup / Boertjie Becker Bill McQuade / Dave Boyce Neil Liddell / Jakes Jacobs Perry Childs / Johan Lewis VS050335, 36nm north of Mtoko K-Car G-Car G-Car G-Car 150x20mm cannon shells, 150 7.62mm MAG Eight terrs wounded by the K-Car. No casualties to the G-Cars. The 20mm cannon shells cannon was not very effective in soft ground. Comment: Becker accurate shooting. 296 15/02/76 Repulse (External) Vic Wightman Doug Reitz UL3020, 3nm north east Pafuri – SA / Rhodesia / Moçambique border Hunter Hunter 40x68mm SNEB rockets, 788 30mm Aden cannon shells Weapons on target and reduced ground fire. Comment: TOT altered and caused a problem. Weapons correctly fired on the target indicated 297 15/02/76 Repulse (External) Mike Litson / Norman Farrell Dave Thorn / Tweedy Reid-Daly John Blythe-Wood / Gary Whittal Kevin Peinke / Steve Stead Chris Dickinson / Philip Tubbs Mick Delport UL303206, 3nm north east of Pafuri, near Dumela in Moçambique, on the SA – Rhodesia border K-Car G-Car G-Car G-Car G-Car Provost 130x20mm cannon shells, 424 7.62mm MAG 600x.303 Browning Mk2, two 15-gallon Frantan One terr killed, two wounded and captured. One terr killed by a Stop group. K-Car hit in rotor by a round. Comment: 'Good Show'. Successful operation but would have been more so if the Army had not been forced to compromise their position and had pinpointed the target correctly.
298 16/02/76 Repulse (External) Cocky Benecke / Denis Cosh VM397424, Mavue, Moçambique, 32nm east of Chipinda Pools Trojan 11x37mm SNEB rockets Weapons fired out cloud against heavy Ack-Ack - on target
299 20/02/76 Thrasher Mick Delport / Pat Grahame Wilson (SAS) VQ717097, 5nm north east of Umtali, on the Moçambique border Provost 800x.303 Browning Mk2, two Frantan One Frantan short. Comment: A well-planned and seemingly successful attack. Concern over carrying of PAX on sorties. SAS control.
300 24/02/76 Small Bang (External) Tudor Thomas Doug Reitz Alouette crews x 4 Terr camp at UL294198 Anti-aircraft fire at UL295160 Pafuri / Dumela Hunter 00 Lynx 303 Browning Mk24 2xFrantan Nil results. (See also P-B’s account, page 390 Winds of Destruction – claims 11 killed, one captured out of 18)
372 11/06/76 Hurricane Ray Fitzpatrick / Funqueil Ken Newman / Paul Braun Danny Svoboda /Rick Singleton Nick Meikle / Hansi Steyn Dag Jones / Peter Petter-Bowyer John Bennie Bill Stevens Terr camp at US548729, 6nm north east of Dodito and 17nm north of Mt Darwin. Air Tasks 1390 & 1394. K-Car 5777 G-Car 5052 G-Car 5713 G-Car 5176 Lynx Lynx 3154 Lynx 4300 132x20 mm .303 Browning Mk24 Eleven terrs killed and one captured wounded. See also PB’s “Winds of Destruction” – Page 390.
373 June 1976 Hurricane Cocky Benecke Bill Stevens Camp for some 30 terrs at VS432513, 22nm north west of Kotwa Lynx 4200 Lynx 17x37mm SNEB rockets
374 13/06/76 Hurricane Solo van Rooyen / Willie Beaurain Frikkie Rheeder / Maplot Pretorius Terence Murphy / Steve Russell Dave Johnston / Johan Lewis 15 terrs sighted at VR443757, 14nm east of Mtoko K-Car 5751 G-Car 5773 G-Car 5272 G-Car 163x20mm cannon shells Six killed and four wounded by the K-Car.
375 13/06/76 Dick Paxton Group in bush Lynx 3094 2x15-gall Fran Nil result
376 15/06/76 Thrasher Russell Broadbent Mark Aitchison / John Britton John Blythe-Wood / Jeff Dartnall Greg Todd / Beef Belstead VN560902, 15nm north west of Chipinga and 13nm east of Birchenough Bridge Lynx 4312 K-Car 5719 G-Car 5217 G-Car 5270 4x15gall Fran 51x37mm SNEB 308x20mm cannon 1600x7.62mm Three terrs killed and three wounded.
377 16/06/76 Hurricane John Bennie Bill Stevens Ray Fitzpatrick / Org Kriel Terr camp US388490, 6nm west of Mt Darwin Lynx 3154 Lynx 3400 K-Car 5777 50x37mm SNEB 6x15 gall Fran 80x20mm One killed by the Lynxes, one killed and one captured by the K-Car.
378 17/06/76 Hurricane Rich Brand Mark Vernon John Bennie Bill Stevens Ray Fitzpatrick / Org Kriel Pete Simmonds / Hansi Steyn Willy Wilson / Pete McCabe Terrs on river at US760714, 32nm north west of Mtoko. US706709, 20nm north east of Darwin. Terr camp at US763711, 12nm north west of Rushinga Hunter 1821 Hunter 1198 Lynx 3154 Lynx 4300 K-Car 5777 G-Car 5713 G-Car 5725 32x68mm Matra, two 30-gall Fran, 540x30mm 32x68mm, 2x 30-gallon Frantan, 501x30mm Aden Four killed and one captured.
379 17/06/76 Thrasher Phil Haigh VQ855643, 13nm SE Juliasdale, Inyanga Lynx 3401 1x 15-gallon Frantan North of Holdenby 380 19/06/76 Hurricane Cocky Benecke Bill Stevens Ray Fitzpatrick / Org Kriel Mike Litson / Pete McCabe Terr camp at US358719, 16nm north north-west of Mt Darwin Lynx 3154 Lynx 4300 K-Car 5674 G-Car 5725 133x37mm SNEB, 7x15-gall Fran 99x20mm 111x7.62mm Six terrs killed and one wounded and captured.
381 June 1976 Thrasher Phil Haigh FPLM firing at VR961303, (Regina Coeli) Nyamaropa Lynx 3401 8x37mm SNEB rocket
382 21/06/76 Hurricane Ray Fitzpatrick / Org Kriel Pete Simmonds / Hansi Steyn US530580, 6nm north north-east of Mt Darwin K-Car 5674 G-Car 5172 14x30mm, 100x 7.62mm MAG
383 21/06/76 Hurricane Bill Stevens Bill Michie Ray Fitzpatrick / Org Kriel Mike Litson / Pete McCabe Pete Simmonds / Hansi Steyn Terr camp US436519, 5nm north west of Mt Darwin Lynx 3154 Lynx K-Car 5674 G-Car 5725 G-Car 5172 58x37mm SNEB 2x15-gall Fran, 212x20mm cannon shells, 439x7.62mm Three terrs killed, one wounded and captured. Fitzpatrick wounded in the foot.
384 22/06/76 Thrasher Solo van Rooyen / Willie Beaurain Karl Volker / Maplot Pretorius Dave Johnston / Johan Lewis Danny Svoboda / Steve Russell Terr camp VR512042, 16nm north west of Inyanga K-Car 7578 G-Car 5773 G-Car 5771 G-Car 5272 42x20mm cannon, 10x.303 Browning Mk2 One terr killed by K-Car
385 22/06/76 Hurricane Bill Michie Mike Litson / Pete McCabe Dave Atkinson / Org Kriel Ken Newman / Flamo Flemming Terr camp US870690, 7nm west of Rushinga Lynx 3154 K-Car 5674 G-Car 5072 G-Car 5725 10x37mm SNEB rockets, 97x20mm cannon, 790x7.62mm Two dead and one captured wounded.
386 23/06/76 Hurricane Dick Paxton Terr meeting VR360853, 12nm north east of Mtoko Lynx 3094 29x37mm SNEB rockets Unknown result. TOT 17h45 387 24/06/76 Hurricane Bill Stevens Dave Atkinson / Org Kriel Terr camp at US505600, 8nm north of Mt Darwin Lynx K-Car 5674 2x37mm SNEB, 2x15-gall Frans 66x20mm One terr killed. TOT 11h30
388 25/06/76 Hurricane Dave Atkinson / Org Kriel Ken Newman / Flamo Flemming Cocky Benecke Terr camp found by Air Recce at US621618, 13nm north east of Mt Darwin K-Car 5674 G-Car 5072 Lynx 3407 192x20mm 300x7.62mm, 36x37mm SNEB 2x15-gall Fran Seven terrs killed and one wounded and captured. TOT 13h30
389 01/07/76 Hurricane Cocky Benecke Camp at US692525, 12nm east Mt Darwin Lynx 8x37mm SNEB rockets 390 01/07/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis Suspected terr Camp at US748724, NE FAF 4 Lynx 17x37mm SNEB rockets 22nm north east of Mt Darwin 391 July 1976 Hurricane Leon du Plessis Bill Michie Dave Atkinson / Org Kriel Pete Simmonds / Henry Jarvie Terr camp at US568687, 5nm east of Dodito (22nm north east of Mt Darwin) Lynx 3407 Lynx 4300 K-Car 5870 G-Car 5176 69x37mm SNEB 4x15-gall Fran 112x20mm cannon, 75x7.62mm Two killed and one wounded and captured.
392 06/07/76 Hurricane Mike Saunders Bill Stevens Trevor Troup / Boertjie Becker Karl Volker / Maplot Pretorius Danny Svoboda / Barry Ord Barry Roberts / Johan Lewis 30 terrs at VS750006, 37nm north east of Mtoko Lynx 3144 Lynx 3094 K-Car 5779 G-Car 5672 G-Car 5773 G-Car 5272 18x37mm SNEB 2x15-gall Frans 110x20mm cannon, 100x.303, 50x7.92mm, 580x7.92mm Four terrs killed by Lynx. 393 06/07/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis Terr camp US837597, 22nm ENE Mt Darwin Lynx 4312 One 15-gallon Frantan No kills, escapes.
394 07/07/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis Terr resting place US634655, 6nm south east of Mtoko Lynx 4312 Four 37mm SNEB rockets No kills. 395 09/07/76 Hurricane Mike Saunders Phil Haigh Trevor Troup / Boertjie Becker Chris Milbank / Willie Beaurain Danny Svoboda / Barry Ord Barry Roberts / Johan Lewis Ten terrs at VR288730, 6nm east of Mtoko Lynx 3144 Lynx 3094 K-Car 5779 G-Car 5277 G-Car 5672 G-Car 5674 One 15-gallon Frantan, five 37mm SNEB rockets, 80x20mm cannon shells Three terrs and seven recruits, one local male and one female wounded
396 11/07/76 Hurricane Cocky Benecke Two terr camps US789561, US841650, 6nm west of Rushinga Lynx 4306 8 37mm SNEB rockets Camp two days old, 18nm north east of Mt Darwin.
397 14/07/76 Thrasher Norman Maasdorp Ted Lunt Deep gully VQ897605 Pungwe river, 4nm north east of Holdenby Inyanga area Lynx 3048 K-Car 5037 35x37mm SNEB rockets, 2x15-gall Fran 25x20mm cannon 398 14/07/76 Hurricane Cocky Benecke Two terr camps US542548, US458527 Lynx 4312 Four 37mm SNEB rockets 7 and 4nm north east of Mt Darwin 399 14/07/76 Hurricane Cocky Benecke Terr camp at US548565, Ruya river, 8nm north east of Mt Darwin Lynx 4312 Two 37mm SNEB rockets. 400 15/07/76 Repulse (External) Ed Potterton Terr vehicle at UL5040, 14nm SW Malvernia (Moz) Lynx 3140 34x37mm SNEB rockets. Strikes all land (?) vehicle. 401 July 1976 Hurricane Daryl Squance Dave Johnston / Org Kriel Greg Todd / John Britton Terr camp at US486726, 17nm north of Mt Darwin Lynx 4300 K-Car 5737 G-Car 5725 2x37mm SNEB 108x20mm , 100x7.62mm Five terrs and one captured. 402 July 1976 Hurricane Phil Haigh US974187, 27nm north west of Mtoko Lynx 3094 two 37mm SNEB rockets 403 18/07/76 Thrasher Ted Lunt / Beef Belstead Kevin Peinke / Hansi Steyn Kevin Viljoen / Piet Burger Ters at VQ770550, 4nm south west of Holdenby, Inyanga K-Car 5037 G-Car 5276 G-Car 5771 187x20mm cannon, 500x7.62mm, 100x303 Two terrs killed and two wounded.
404 18/07/76 Mike Borlace / Pat Graham KIA Tech killed G-Car 5076 Pat Graham killed by ground fire
405 20/07/76 Hurricane Mike Saunders Phil Haigh Chris Milbank / Willie Beaurain Trevor Troup / Boertjie Becker Barry Roberts / Johan Lewis Danny Svoboda / Pat Graham? Koppie VS6352, 16nm north of Kotwa Lynx 3144 Lynx 3094 K-Car 5779 G-Car 5277 G-Car 5674 G-Car 5678 64x37mm SNEB rockets, 4x15-gall Fran 130x20mm cannon, 325x7.62mm MAG. Three terrs killed, one captured, and ten civilians killed. Sgt John Patrick Graham killed by ground fire, air strike could have been 18 July, not the 20th?
406 July 1976 Hurricane Daryl Squance US481531 and US485532, 5nm north of Mt Darwin Lynx 4300 Two 15-gallon Frantan
407 July 1976 Thrasher Ted Lunt / Beef Belstead Mike Saunders Phil Haigh 15 terrs at VR756600, 2nm north west of Elim Mission, Inyanga K-Car 5037 Lynx 3144 Lynx 3094 189x20mm cannon, 59x37mm SNEB 4x15-gall Fran Ters seen to fall after the K-Car and Lynx 3094's attack.
408 21/07/76 Hurricane Daryl Squance Terr camps at US750783, US 790713, 9 and 12nm north west of Rushinga Lynx 4300 Three 37mm SNEB rockets Nil result.
409 21/07/76 Repulse Mark Knight / Mike Upton Terr camp at TM537926, 7nm west of Ngundu Halt K-Car 5178 19x20mm cannon shells Nil result.
410 23/07/76 Thrasher Norman Maasdorp Plantation at VP776566, 8nm north of Cashel. Lynx 3044 six 37mm SNEB rockets Result unknown.
411 25/07/76 Hurricane John Bennie Three terr camps at US567702, 15nm north north-east FAF 4 Lynx 4300 37mm SNEB rockets Nil result. 412 26/07/76 Hurricane John Bennie Terr Camp at US668702, 18nm north east of Mt Darwin Lynx 4300 Two smoke 37mm SNEB rockets Camp empty.
413 27/07/76 Thrasher (External) Kevin Viljoen / Piet Burger Ted Lunt / Beef Belstead Terr hiding at VQ950570, Honde Valley, in Moçambique G-Car K-Car 200x.303 Browning Mk2
414 28/07/76 Thrasher Russell Broadbent FRELIMO and terr base at VN950840, 10nm north east of Lake Alexander Lynx 3401 36x37mm SNEB rockets Building destroyed.
415 29/07/76 Thrasher Pete Simmonds / Doug Sinclair FRELIMO firing at VQ830395, 32nm north east of Grand Reef K-Car 5719 117x20mm cannon shells Result unknown.
416 29/07/76 Repulse Bill Stevens Cocky Benecke Ken Newman / Gary Whittal UN747246, 13nm north of Mkwasine. Ters at UN747247, one n.m. further south Lynx 3407 Lynx 3407 G-Car 5705 1x15-gall Fran 1x15-gall Fran 27x37mm RP 600x7.62mm
417 29/07/76 Leon du Plessis Mike Litson / Rick Singleton Terr camp one week old. Darwin – Mukumbura area. Lynx 4306 G-Car 5725 One 37mm SNEB rockets Darwin Fire Force deployment. Nil result.
418 30/07/76 Thrasher Pete Simmonds / Doug Sinclair Russell Broadbent Tudor Thomas Martin Lowrie FRELIMO in wood on Rhodesian side K-Car 5719 Lynx 3146 Hunter 1827 Hunter 1821 20x20mm, 19 37mm SNEB 2x15-gall Fran 31x68mm Matra, 30mm
419 31/07/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis Suspected terr camp at US341497, 8 n.m. north west of Mt Darwin Lynx 4306 Two smoke 37mm SNEB rockets
420 01/08/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis VS066574, 18 n.m. west of Marymount Mission Lynx 4306 2x15-gall Fran 33x37mm SNEB 421 02/08/76 Hurricane Bill Michie VR535938, 24 n.m. north east of Mtoko Lynx 3144 One 37mm SNEB rockets Nil result 422 02/08/76 Repulse Cocky Benecke Ters living in bush at UM536376, 14 n.m. south of Hippo Valley Lynx 3140 35x37mm SNEB rockets, 2x15-gall Fran Three terrs and five local females killed. See also P-B’s book, page 397.
423 02/08/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis Suspect terrs at US471592 and terrs at US197543, 17 n.m. west north-west of FAF 4 Lynx 3044 Four 37mm, SNEB rockets, one UXB 424 03/08//76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis Suspect camps 10 n.m. north east of Mt Darwin at US591603, US623598, US623612 Lynx 3044 Four 37mm SNEB rockets.
425 04/08/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis Suspect camp at US569687, 6 n.m. east of Dodito Lynx 3044 One 15-gallon Frantan 426 05/08/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis Suspect terr camp US5072, 2 n.m. north east of Dodito Lynx 3044 One 37mm SNEB rockets
427 06/08/76 Hurricane Don Northcroft Suspect terr camp UR604728, 16 n.m. north west of Mrewa Lynx 3048 One 15-gallon Frantan 428 06/08/76 Thrasher Steve Baldwin VN477038, 15 n.m east of Chisumbanje G-Car 5270 300x7.62mm MAG One civilian wounded. On Moçambique border
429 07/08/76 Thrasher Russell Broadbent Suspect terr camp VN545450, 14 n.m. south west of Chipinga Lynx 3146 36x37mm SNEB rockets 430 08/08/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis US962751, 5 n.m. north west of Rushinga Lynx One 15-gallon Frantan
431 09/08/76 Eland Chris Abrams Martin Lowrie Lynx Alouette crew Canberra PR crew Support of Selous Scouts at WQ085770, 14 n.m. east of Inyangani Mountain, on Moz border Hunter 1198 Hunter 1817 Lynx G-Car Canberra (PR) 30x68mm Matra, two 50-Gallon Fran, 470x30mm Aden cannons 12.7mm machine-gun silenced – vicinity of Tatandica, north of Nyadzonia/Pungwe base in Moçambique. 432 09/08/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis US782778, 12 n.m. north west of Rushinga Lynx Two 15-gallon Frantan .303 Browning Mk24
433 10/08/76 Hurricane Bill Michie Don Northcroft John Blythe-Wood / Ginger Morris Tony Snyders / Ray Wernich (SAAF) John Annan / Flamo Flemming Piet Claasens / Pete Haley / Halsy? (SAAF) Barry Roberts / Mike Smith Ters being fed at VR413958, 18 n.m. north east of Mtoko Lynx 3144 Lynx 3048 K-Car 5701 (0.5) K-Car 5779 G-Car 5177 G-Car 5679 G-Car 5767 500x .5 Browning, 34x20mm cannon shells Ten local males, four local females killed and eleven captured.
434 10/08/76 Hurricane Bill Michie John Annan / Flamo Flemming Tony Snyders / Halsy (SAAF) Teuns Claasen / Griffin (SAAF) Barry Roberts / Mike Smith UR677637, 8 n.m. north west of Mrewa Lynx 3144 K-Car 5779 G-Car 5177 G-Car 5674 G-Car 5767 4x15-gall Fran 11x37mm RP 45x20mm cannon, 550x7.62mm MAG, 50x.303 Three terrs killed, one by the Frantan attack.
435 11/08/76 Repulse Phil Haigh George Sole / Garry Whittal Riverbed and bushy area at UL336364, Moz border, 14 n.m. north east of Pafuri Lynx 3407 K-Car 5178 Seven 37mm SNEB rockets, 20x20mm cannon shells Two killed by ground forces.
436 11/08/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis Mark Aitchison / Rick Singleton US801791, 11 n.m. north west of Rushinga Lynx 3144 G-Car 7524 One 37mm SNEB rockets .303 Mk24 437 12/08/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis Mark Aitchison / Rick Singleton Suspect terr camp at US733434, 14 n.m. east of Mt Darwin Lynx 3144 G-Car 7524 2X15-gall Fran 3X37mm SNEB rockets Nil
438 14/08/76 Hurricane Leon du Plessis Mark Aitchison / Rick Singleton Suspect terr camp at US712414, 13 n.m. east of Mt Darwin Lynx 3144 G-Car 7524 One 15-gallon Frantan Nil
439 14/08/76 Repulse Dag Jones Terr camp at VM025912, 35 n.m. east of Buffalo Range Lynx 3154 23x37mm SNEB rockets
440 14/08/76 Repulse Norman Maasdorp George Sole / John Britton Dag Jones Bushy area at UL360380, 13 n.m. north of Pafuri; UL352378, UL356377, south of Nuanetsi river, approx. 4 n.m. from Moçambique border Lynx 3407 K-Car 5178 Lynx 3154 33x37mm SNEB, 2x15-gall Fran, 18x20mm cannon, 14x37mm SNEB rockets, 2x15-gall Fran
441 15/08/76 Hurricane John Annan / Pete McCabe Chris Dickinson / Flamo Flemming Bill Sykes / Shumba Taylor Chris Wentworth / Barry Ord Four terrs at VS605290, 4 n.m. north west of Kotwa K-Car 5779 G-Car 5177 G-Car 5676 G-Car 5767 108x20mm cannon shells, 60x7.62mm MAG, 116x.303 Two terrs killed and two captured.
442 15/08/76 Thrasher Mark Knight / Philip Tubbs Suspect areas on Nyarigire at UN348745, 12 n.m. south of Tinfields G-Car 5270 150x7.62mm MAG 33 n.m. east of Fort Victoria
443 16/08/76 Repulse George Sole / John Britton Murray Hofmeyr / Mike Upton Dick Paxton / Beef Belstead Danny Svoboda / Mark? Dawson Approximately ten terrs about to be fed at UM163886, 15 n.m. north west of Triangle. K-Car 5178 G-Car 5725 G-Car 5217 G-Car 5715 113x20mm cannon, 320x7.62mm MAG, 540x7.62mm MAG Three terrs killed and one wounded and captured.
444 16/08/76 Thrasher Nick Meikle / Hansi Steyn Fairly thick wooded area at VQ998598, 7 n.m. east of Holdenby G-Car 5276 350x7.62mm MAG On Moçambique border
445 17/08/76 Hurricane Cocky Benecke / Mick Delport Large amount of terrs at US9079, US903795 eight n.m. north west of Rushinga. Lynx 3401 36x37mm SNEB Ailerons shot away and Cocky Benecke slightly wounded in the thigh. Aircraft recovered to New Sarum 446 17/08/76 Hurricane Terence Murphy / Rick Singleton Giles Porter / Frank Robinson Joe Syslo