The 92 Ammo Depo at Witbank is mentioned in the following post as the temporary storage facility for the Nukes - http://cns.miis.edu/research/safrica/chron.htm

I'm glad it was moved before I got there - pity about the underground water though!

Nepara Base
17 46' 09.80'' S 18 27'08.07''E

The outline of the base can still be seen on google earth. That place was a smelly crotch of a place - after patrolling in that area I concluded we should pack up and go home - Nepara and SWAPO deserved each other!

Is anyone able to locate the water towers - Alpha Tower was next to the cutline and had a platoon guarding it. I think it was Bravo that was a pile of rubble after it was destroyed.

Believe I have Alpha; It is marked as Oshikango - just to the east of the road at the border is a grey roundish object -possibly still sandbags or something on top, as the shape is distorted - in a white patch - most of our old places in Ovamboland seem to have such a patch where the sandwalls around the spaces were removed. I had some BRUSH guys there in '88, and it is about where I remember the tower to have been.
17 23 44 06 S
15 53 31 35 E

Hi BluPlanet

Thank you for the tremendous work!

Your marker for the Okongo Base is slightly out. The base sits at the following spot. It sits adjacent, on the western side, of the large square seen on the satellite pic. That used to be a large tarred area where the planes and gunships could unload and refuel. The old runway can still be seen just north of the base.

(S17 34.159 E17 13.404)

Regards


Andrew
8 SAI

Awesome post.

I have created a place mark for 10 Artillery Brigade (note: I'm not sure if the brigade is still called 10 artillery but the location / base is still there). Your notes include 2 of the regiments at the brigade .
4 Field Artillery - Potchefstroom RSA.
14 Field Artillery - Potchefstroom RSA.

The location of the brigade is:

26�38/22.85"S, 27�02'46.54"E

really interesting info bluplanet.

I was posted to the following camps between 81 & 82.
14th field......(basics)
4th field........( radar training)
97 Ammunition dump prior to official opening...........guard duty (what a jol)
Ruacana............border duty

got plenty of photo's & info on daily life in the above camps looking for a place to create an online album??

also I have photo's & co ordinates of 2 unidentified camps that i was temporary stationed at. can anyone help identify them??


lat=-17.4309118897, lon=14.6372350465

lat=-17.3861433729, lon=14.2155737675

spiff2

Spiff2 - you can make use of Sentinel Projects to host all your stuff (they are listed under geocities.com); alternately - there is a large group of ex servicemen on Facebook; just paste this link in to get there:
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2695668014
its called "South African Defence Force SADF- (National Service & Permanent Force). You need to be on Facebook for this one to work!

hi,

my father was on the border for 18 months, @ Mpacha, he was in HQ70,

in 1979 if I can remember correctly, anyone else here did the same tour maybe ?

very interessting info you guys have here I must say.

cheers

Howzit spiff2,


Man its good to know that there is someone out there that was in the same Battery as I, I have tried to for many years to find some proof of our camp and was not able to get nothing, it seemed as though it had dissapeared. I suppose that it was mobile! and was gone. I have a favour to ask of you and I know you dont know me but we went through the same place and suffered the same pain that makes us brothers in arms.

The favour would be if you could some how direct me or help me get my Regimental badge back(the Skull and Guns)

I noticed that you have a picture of your Regimental badge and I was shocked to see it again. I would do anything to get one, I know that death comes to us all, but to die for nothing is the worst thing that could happen and not one day goes without me thinking about that and 14 th field regiment and the people I served with.

I was called up in 1982 July intake and was in 143 Battery for 3 years, the best and worst times of my life. It made me who I am today and whatever that may be my son looks and knows I am not false or two faced as are the people around me. If you can I will be in your debt for as long as I live.

I feel as though I am meeting my family for the first time its something that I will never forget. I live in the UK now and I find it very hard to adapt to the way they are and the way they think. its true to say I hate this place and I would go back if they called me up. Man I miss the place.

My e-mail: jockandson@googlemail.com