Photograph Album
Preller, Lt Col R H
Operational Service:
East Africa 1940 - 1941
Credit: Thanks to SAAF museum Swartkops Allen Taylor
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Tinus le Roux
February 2016
1) 250 pounders
2) Capronis at Jimma get a salvo of eight
3) An incendiary in between transports at Neghelli.
4) Dispersed Savoia 81's at Scia Sciamanna
5) Mogadiscio airfield HQ
6 The famous vehicle park attack
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13 Officer's mess, Archer's Post
14 Squadron commander Wajir
15) 250 lb bombs dump. Archer's Post
16) Jannie de Wet, John Lindsay, Archer's Post
17) Living tent
18) Battle 914 getting a new motor
19 "Butch" Archer's Post
20) On the airfield
21) 500 Gal fuel on the airfield.
22) Archer's Post August 1940
23) LG at Habaswein. Lots of dust!
24) Members of KAR inspecting the Battles.
25) Waiting for zero hour to attack Mogadiscio.
26) Gun practice while waiting
27) Battle
28) Mogadiscio
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