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Rhodesia & The RAF: September 2010
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Rhodesia and The RAF. The role Rhodesia played with the traiing of aircrew for the Royal Air Force during WW II. Sunday, 19 September 2010. From the 1-May-1940 until the 31-Mar-1954 the Royal Air Force had a presence in Rhodesia in the form of the Rhodesian Air Training Group. RATG trained a large number of aircrew for the RAF, from many different countries, as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme. For a number of reasons (mainly financial) it was decided to close the Empire Air Training Scheme and ret...
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Reunions of the Rhodesian Forces: January 2010
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Reunions of the Rhodesian Forces. Sunday, 24 January 2010. 10 SSU commenced their training January 2, 1957 and earned their coveted Wings on August18, 1958 in Royal Rhodesian Air Force. Peter Petter-Bowyer has made the following photos of the various reunions/celebrations that they have enjoyed over the years. 1958 Left to Right - Ian Law, PB, Gordon Wright, Eric Cary, Murray Hofmeyr, John Barnes,Bill Galloway, Ian Ferguson, Dave Thorne and Keith Corrans. Keith and Sue Corrans - Murray and Meriel Hofmeyr.
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Our Rhodesian Heritage: July 2010
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010. Ford Model A’s 80th Birthday Celebration. Eddie and Cecile’s Ford Model A’s 80th Birthday Celebration. At Cranleigh Park Club November 2009. In Car Park Cranleigh Club (Old Forces Club) not far from Kentucky Service Station. We celebrated the event with our good friends mostly from Glenville Village Retirement Cottages Hatfield. Cecile in the middle with our friends Tracey and Husband Chris. Sally and Wendy our neighbours from the Village. Posted by Rhodesia Remembered @ 10:33.
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Seeking something YUM: September 2011
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Whenever I'm seeking something YUM.I turn to a handwritten recipe book left to me by my late grandmother. Join me as I share these family receipes with you and along the way and take you on a trip down my memory lane. Tuesday, 27 September 2011. I have another funny story to share. This photograph was taken from a large painting that hung in our living room. It has been in the family for years and it was the reason my mother married my father. They were married for 12 years, and as I mentioned before - t...
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Our Rhodesian Heritage: August 2010
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Sunday, 29 August 2010. Motoring in the Rhodesias and Nyasaland. The mineral wealth of both the Rhodesias is of considerable significance. Southern Rhodesia has extremely rich deposits of coal and gold, and is one of the western world's largest producers of chrome and asbestos. The mines of the Copperbelt of Northern Rhodesia have brought over R800-million into the protectorate in a little under fifty years. Climate and Touring Season. The primary requisite for touring the Federation is a passport, but i...
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Our Rhodesian Heritage: September 2010
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Thursday, 30 September 2010. Around Rhodesia No. 3. Lake Kariba - Sinoia Caves - Salisbury - The Midlands. Lake Kariba is many things 5 000 square kilometres of blue, island-studded water, fringed by mountains a year-round source of water for an abundant animal and bird life a playground for water-sport enthusiasts and home of the most challenging fresh-water fishing in Africa. A day of sightseeing at Kariba township may include a visit to the dam wall, and a tour of the township with its many viewpoints...
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Our Rhodesian Heritage: May 2010
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Monday, 31 May 2010. Prototype of Local Car in 1972. This prototype of a Rhodesian car, with design and over-all concept at 80 per cent, local, is going through its final trials. The manufactured cost is 55 per cent. Rhodesian and the local weight content is 41 per cent. The aim was to produce a vehicle with aesthetic appeal and which would fill a gap in the range available. The car has a removable hard top as an option and a fixed hardtop as standard. Recompiled by Eddy Norris, for use on ORAFs, from th...
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Our Rhodesian Heritage: March 2010
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Monday, 29 March 2010. The Story of Royal Air Force Station, Moffat. Royal Air Force Station, Moffat,. Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia. August 1941 - April 1945. Published under the authority of Group Captain C. Findlay, D.F.S., AFC. Rhodesian Air Training Group. 19 May, 1945. This brochure has been produced to serve as a record of the activities of R.A.F. Station, Moffat. I am glad of this opportunity to write a foreword because it enables me to refer to the achievements of the Station. Royal Air Force Station.
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Our Rhodesian Heritage: October 2010
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Saturday, 30 October 2010. Rhodesian Fuel Ration Card (Coupons). Nick Baalbergen has made this image available to ORAFs. Thanks to Nick for sharing his memories with ORAFs. ORAFs seems to recall that 1 (one) unit equalled 1 gallon of petrol. Each motorist had to advise the relevant authority of the distance. To and from work and this was the basis of one's monthly allocation. For holidays and trips elsewhere one also had to advise the authorities. And if approved coupons were allocated. I seem to remembe...
