Fire, Flood, and Ice: Search and rescue missions of the South African Air Force

Published by Covos Books, 1998, hardcover, illustrated, index, 215 pages, condition: as new.

The author was a military pilot in Namibia in the 1970s and 80s and some of his narratives relate to the activities in Namibia and Angola of the Air Force Base Ondangwa.He was mentioned in Dispatches and awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for his role in the successful rescue of all 581 people from the ill-fated cruise-liner Oceanos in 1991. Before retiring he was tasked to organise the fly-past at the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa..The narrative contains much biographical information about officers and soldiers involved in the missions