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Rhodesia Remembered: February 2010
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010. Rhodesian Postcards: Memorial to Natives who fell in the Great War. Post card is annotated. Memorial to Natives who fell in the Great War". On the reverse if the card the following text appears: C.T. Ltd. This memorial was referred to as Cross Kopje. There were no indication of production date, however it does seem to be fairly old from the clarity of the picture. Maybe some readers could shed some light on that postcard and when they think the production date is? London in 186...
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Rhodesia Remembered: October 2010
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Thursday, 21 October 2010. Abercorn Street, Bulawayo, Rhodesia. Photo is believed to be between the 1950's to 1960's. Photo made available by Glen Baker - thanks Gle. Click Here to contact Eddy Norris. Posted by Rhodesia Remembered @ 14:59. Meikles Hotel, Salisbury, Rhodesia. Photo is believed to be between the 1950's to 1960's. Photo made available by Glen Baker - thanks Gle. Click Here to contact Eddy Norris. Salisbury. Southern Rhodesia. Posted by Rhodesia Remembered @ 14:33. View my complete profile.
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Rhodesia Remembered: June 2011
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Saturday, 25 June 2011. Queen Mother's VIsit to Rhodesia in 1957. The Queen Mother being greeted by the Governor. General of Southern Rhodesia, Sir Peveril William-Powlett. Photo made available to ORAFs by Glenn Baker. Thanks Glenn. Sir Peveril William-Powlett served as Governor of Southern from 1954 to 1959. Http:/ www.freewebs.com/dudleywall/royalindaba1957.htm. And Sir Peveril William-Powlett served as Governor of Southern from 1954 to 1959. Posted by Rhodesia Remembered @ 16:40.
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Rhodesia Remembered: June 2010
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Thursday, 3 June 2010. Opening of Kariba 6 Floodgates in 1966. Thought these photos may be of interest? Many thanks to Anne for sharing her memories and photos with us. The following information was received and as Blogger cannot images under comments I have taken the liberty of add them here:. It would be interesting to know if anyone else has photos showing what effect the opening of the gates had on the river. Trust this is of interest to you. Thanks to Danny for sharing his memories with ORAFs.
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Rhodesia Remembered: August 2010
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Saturday, 28 August 2010. This Joan Evans painting I've seen many times but do not know what place in Rhodesia it portrays. If anyone can assist with further information then please mail Eddy Norris on orafs11@gmail.com. Thanks to Nick Crofton for sharing his memories with us all. Thanks to Paul Mroz for the image hosting. Labels: Joan Evans. Artist. Painting. Posted by Rhodesia Remembered @ 14:50. Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. View my complete profile. Reunions of the Rhodesian Forces.
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Rhodesia Remembered: March 2010
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Monday, 22 March 2010. Car Crossing Moodies Drift. Thought the attached photo may be of interest. It is of a span of oxen about to 'assist' a car across the Moodie's Drift crossing on the Sabi River. This is a photo obtained from the Archives in Salisbury in the 70's. The annotation reads."Car crossing Moodies Drift. (National Archives Salisbury No 15836)". No date is given, but the fact that the Drift was still in use, would suggest that it pre-dates the construction of Birchenough Bridge. Memorabilia -...
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March | 2014 | ~THEY SERVED AFRICA WITH WINGS~
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THEY SERVED AFRICA WITH WINGS. Blog inspired by the popular book on the history of Aviation in Southern Africa They Served Africa With wings The blog hopes to encompass all things aviation, from the past and today. There I Was…. Monthly Archives: March 2014. By Mitch Stirling (Air Rhodesia). RUAC Barons at Salisbury airport. Cessna 210s and 206s were used when flying into some of the rougher airfields like Skelton, Chiwira, Makugwe, Chiurgwe, Nyajena, Mazarabani and Tonje. VP-YLT was one of the C 210...
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October | 2013 | ~THEY SERVED AFRICA WITH WINGS~
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THEY SERVED AFRICA WITH WINGS. Blog inspired by the popular book on the history of Aviation in Southern Africa They Served Africa With wings The blog hopes to encompass all things aviation, from the past and today. There I Was…. Monthly Archives: October 2013. AFRICAN ADVENTURE by Rod Bater. 8220;Me Bwana, you copilot. Where are we anyway? By Mitch Stirling (Air Rhodesia). Lucky Break With Exploding Fuel Tank. Thanks to Marion Wightman. Cessna 402 Z-WRB had just come out of a C of A check. Most flying ma...
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Legacy | ~THEY SERVED AFRICA WITH WINGS~
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THEY SERVED AFRICA WITH WINGS. Blog inspired by the popular book on the history of Aviation in Southern Africa They Served Africa With wings The blog hopes to encompass all things aviation, from the past and today. There I Was…. Mount Hampden 28 Elementary Flying Training School and Post-War. John Wynne Hopkins’ painting of a DH.82A Tiger Moth of the 28 EFTS Mount Hampden. Seize the day boys, seize the day. 8220;Can you hear them? In the year 1950 Captain Neville Brooks (seated R3 in the photo) lead a fo...
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Anywhere, anytime | ~THEY SERVED AFRICA WITH WINGS~
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THEY SERVED AFRICA WITH WINGS. Blog inspired by the popular book on the history of Aviation in Southern Africa They Served Africa With wings The blog hopes to encompass all things aviation, from the past and today. There I Was…. By Mitch Stirling (Air Rhodesia). The pleasure of flying a Beechcraft Baron around Rhodesia and being paid for it by Captain Colman Myers managing director and founder of Rhodesia United Air Carriers was something a budding young pilot would never forget. Cessna 210s and 206s wer...