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Watch these f00ls still say "there are no South African mercenaries helping Nigeria fight Boko Haram". They will just shake their big heads in denial

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/world/africa/nigerias-fight-against-boko-haram-gets-help-from-south-african-mercenaries.html?_r=1&referrer=

NEW YORK TIMES

Nigeria’s Fight Against Boko Haram Gets Help From South African Mercenaries

By ADAM NOSSITER

MARCH 12, 2015

[b]DAKAR, Senegal — Hundreds of South African mercenaries and hired fighters of other nationalities are playing a decisive role in Nigeria’s military campaign against Boko Haram, operating attack helicopters, armored personnel carriers and fighting to retake towns and villages captured by the Islamist militant group, according to senior officials in the region.

The Nigerian government has not acknowledged the presence of the mercenaries, but a senior government official in northern Nigeria said the South Africans — camped out in a remote portion of the airport in Maiduguri, the city at the heart of Boko Haram’s uprising— conduct most of their operations at night because “they really don’t want to let people know what is going on.”He said the mercenaries’ role was crucial, part of a new offensive against Boko Haram after a nearly six-year insurrection.

The Nigerian military, under pressure because of a presidential electionto be held this month, has recently claimed a string of successes against Boko Haram, boasting about the recapture of a number of towns.The mercenaries “are in the vanguard in the liberation of some of the communities,” said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.

A senior Western diplomat confirmed that the South Africans were playing “a major operational role,” particularly at night. Equipped with night vision goggles, the mercenaries “are whacking them in the evening hours. The next morning the Nigerian Army rolls in and claims success,” the diplomat said.

The mercenaries “are doing the heavy lifting,” said the diplomat, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. “They own the night.”Another diplomat, also unauthorized to speak on the matter, said he believed the mercenary force was composed of fighters from several countries but mainly South Africa.

The Nigerians’ assertions of making headway follow months in which portions of the country’s territory were lost to Boko Haram, an Islamist militant group that has stormed into villages, killing civilians at random, abducting women and girls at will, and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee across the country’s northeast.The war against Boko Haram has become a regional one, with Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Benin agreeing to contribute troops to an 8,700-member force to fight the militants. Attacks by Boko Haram have increasingly spilled across borders in the region, prompting Chad to strike at the group inside Nigerian territory.

According to the senior Nigerian official, the South Africans mercenaries have played a significant role in the recent change of momentum in the military effort against Boko Haram.“They are on the ground; I have seen them,” he said. “They came in with much more sophisticated equipment than the military. Thanks to their involvement the tide is turning. I believe because of them we will witness a seismic shift.”South African news organizations have carried a number of reports since January about former members of its armed forces traveling to Nigeria.

Some other news reports have said that mercenaries from former Soviet republics have also been enlisted. One South African contractor said in an email to The New York Times that among the foreign fighters were Ukrainian helicopter pilots.South Africa’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministries did not respond to requests for comment, but in an implicit acknowledgment of the mercenaries’ presence in Nigeria, the South African defense minister has said that mercenaries fighting abroad will be arrested on their return to South Africa.

In Washington, Nigeria’s chief of defense intelligence, Rear Adm. Gabriel E. Okoi, said in an interview on Wednesday that South African contractors had been hired in recent months to help train Nigerian troops. But he said he was unaware of any current or former members of South Africa’s military or security services hired to engage in active fighting against Boko Haram.Calls and messages to other Nigerian defense officials were not answered this week.

On Wednesday, the death by friendly fire of a South African mercenary in Nigeria was reported by South Africa’s Netwerk24 and Daily Maverick, and there have been several articles in the Nigerian press in recent weeks on the subject. But until now, no senior official in Nigeria has confirmed their presence.[/b]


Digest this article nicely

Msauza:
Nigerian Army is claiming victories which were achieved by SA mercenaries. The truth comes out bit by bit.


A senior Western diplomat confirmed
that the South Africans were playing
“a major operational role,”
particularly at night. Equipped with
night vision goggles, the mercenaries
“are whacking them in the evening
hours. The next morning the Nigerian
Army rolls in and claims success,” the
diplomat said


http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/world/africa/nigerias-fight-against-boko-haram-gets-help-from-south-african-mercenaries.html?_r=0&referrer=

Hahahaha . Can you imagine how much the Nigerians on this forum are sweating behind their PC's and fones. Remember a few weeks ago...."there are no South African mercenaries in Nigeria"

Slowly but surely more details come out. They are sh*tting bricks. Augustine is inboxing Beegeagle as we speak, asking for more details on the situation. And Henry120 is awaiting orders from Augustine as to how best handle this crisis.

Henry120:
We turned your koevoet operators into pity mechanics.


Nigeria recently placed a large order for Reva MK5 MRAPs. As deliveries commence, mechanics would have to come over from South-Africa to assist with logistics and transfer of know how.

Really no fuss.

Shame. Its ok to cry...dont be ashamed. In what way, shape or form is the company the ex koevet member worked for linked to the company that supplied the armoured vehicles? Can you answer that simple question? No. So go back to sleep.

A mechanic fixes things that are broken or need repair and maintenance. You needed people to show you how to change air filter and check oil? Okay then. These vehicles are still shiny new. The only people who would assist in transfer of know how are the engineering team.

Two different companies...but in your desperation you have linked them.

agaugust:
Take it easy now, big brother, what's wrong with the fact that mighty Nigeria has turned your former masters South African white-men into casual labour mechanics ? If we had taken your jobless blacks from Soweto instead, they will washing Nigerian toilets after we poooh pooooh .

With the way things are going, Nigerian pimps can afford to employ Miss South Africa beauty queen 2014 and deploy her in one of our brothels
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Where is the link for the pics i asked for Augustine? Almost 10 times ive asked you...coward.

Wont waste my time answering a question about an army that cant do its own basic logistics/maintenance. And doesnt even know how to use its own equipment.

So the Nigerian military buys equipment, but is so incompetent it needs people to show them how to change tyres. Even worse it's generals are sending men to war with equipment that non of them know how to use. Training on equipment while Boko Haram is shooting at you....interesting.

See when people are desperate, they leave plenty gaps in their argument which they dont notice. So this particular man was performing maintenance on brand new military vehicles according to some here. What maintenance does a brand new vehicle need, besides a basic check? Equipment that hasnt been around for even 2 months and you need specialists to come check your oil filters for you....interesting.

Lets go a step further. In the case of the mine resistant armour vehicles bought from SA. These are not high tech, high end defence products. These vehicles perform well based on their chassis and frame design. No technician out on any field can ever change that.

https://i1.wp.com/www.revaarmoredvehicles.com/images/Gallery_revaVlargeF.jpg

The most "technologically advanced" part of this vehicle would be the weapons package and communication system. And since people here have insisted that these new vehicles are being driven straight to the front, somewhere out there there is a clueless Nigerian soldier shouting "white man white man, i need to contact my commander, show me how to use radio-o". And in the vehicle next to him "white man white man, i see Boko Haram, show me how to shoot-o".

So in conclusion, Nigeria cant perform the most basic maintenance on its vehicles because they claim they are new. Imagine a mechanic who doesnt know how to change a BMW 3 Series tyre, because he's used to changing Toyota Tazz tyres. And when these brand new vehicles are driven to the front, you need another set of people to show you how to use them in active combat.

stillchris:
and the whole article proves what exactly? com'on man, try to keep up.

that small paragraph already explains everything. mechanics is what your ex koevets have been reduced to. i won't blame them though. they need money.

aha...

"There is a significant, albeit controversial, South African presence in north-eastern Nigeria. The Nigerian army is working with private security companies who employ South Africans, ostensibly to train their troops in counter-terrorist activities."

But yeah....lets all skip that part

agaugust:
The unlucky Southie bolded all other fonts in the story and left that single paragraph in light fonts, praying hard that Nigerians will not see it by reading with one eye closed like a pirate of the caribbeans
.

Your unlucky Nigerian only showed us that paragraph and left the whole article. Praying hard that someone wouldn't post the whole article here.

P.S we are still waiting....where did you get these pics?

https://i1.wp.com/oi59.tinypic.com/b4vn9f.jpg

agaugust:
Your own source says the South African ex-soldier ended up in Nigeria as a mere truck mechanic. Sorry o

"Lotz is reportedly from KwaZulu-Natal, and was involved in the support and maintenance of vehicles used by the Nigerian army in their ongoing offensive against Boko Haram."

May our South African immigrant mechanics soul R.I.P. amen.

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Just like you have not provided the link to the pics we are waiting for, you will also ignore the juice of the article.
ARMED SOUTH AFRICANS ARE IN NIGERIA, TRAINING YOUR MILITARY IN COUNTER TERRORISM.

Does Nigeria not have it's own "mere truck mechanics"? Why was he, and the company he worked for needed to
"merely fix trucks" when you can do it on your own? Did your tank commander mistake his spanner for an RPG?

Or was he, as mercenaries are, in a hot conflict zone. With other members from his company, and other mercenaries.

stillchris:
between me and you, who sounds like who's developed mental health issues.

100 in your empty head? voicea whispering somethings to you? .

this guy is helarious.

like i said, beg me to enlighten you cos you seem very ignorant

You see the problem with being educated under a tree is that the mind cant grasp certain concepts.
What I did there was to make an example....for you to understand it better small boy.

That's why I specifically started with "a certain military has lets say 1000". It is then up to the creative part of your brain
to fill in the blanks and add information as you read along. But since you have failed at that...let me be direct.

The Nigerian army does not have more new than old vehicles in it's inventory. Most are old, some are new.
So the only way for you to only use new vehicles on the front line will mean very a drastic decline in equipment facing Boko Haram.

So you are chasing BK with less men, and far less equipment. Which is not true. You are throwing everything you have at them

stillchris:
good thing you have dropped the claim of them fighting and flying sorties. tell me who'll be crying tonight after the revelation of just mechanics.

Just mechanics.....let me make this nice and big for you so you can see it better. You are free to ignore this and try make some other useless point.


According to a Daily Maverick source, Lotz was working for a private security company called Pilgrim Africa Ltd. According to the company overview on Bloomberg, “Pilgrims Africa Limited provides security services in Nigeria. It provides armed escort teams to protect people from militant and criminal action. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.”


There is a significant, albeit controversial, South African presence in north-eastern Nigeria. The Nigerian army is working with private security companies who employ South Africans, ostensibly to train their troops in counter-terrorist activities.


In another, as-yet unverified report of a friendly fire incident in the Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigerian forces mistakenly opened fire on a convoy transporting foreign security contractors. Two foreigners, one black and once Caucasian, were killed in the incident. It seems likely that this incident and the Lotz incident are the same.

stillchris:
bwahahahahaha.... just beg me to enlighten you instead of stylishly asking for it. why would i be nervous when you own link proves what i've been saying.

notice the cobras, t-55, vickers etc.. are now missing in recent clips? do the maths genius.

Enjoy your mental health issues. Have fun with the voices in your head.

A certain military has lets say 1000 old vehicles. They battle for months, even years to defeat a certain enemy.
100 brand new, out the box vehicles come in to help. And the generals decide to withdraw the 1000 and fight with the 100.

That makes perfect, crystal clear sense. Nigerian sense

As i said. The proof is in your head, and head alone.

stillchris:
and i see how you unintelligently avoided boldening this part.

Lotz is reportedly from KwaZulu-Natal, and was involved in the support and maintenance of vehicles used by the Nigerian army in their ongoing offensive against Boko Haram.

do you think Nigerians lack comprehension like you southies.

I did that specifically for you. As you previously had only shown that part and left out the rest of the juicy article. Which shows....in black and white, that South African mercs are in Nigeria working with your military. Have a nice cry about it tonight...

stillchris:
because only newly acquired vehicles are used in this offensive. from t-72, btr 4, bmp, MRAPS etc...

com'on man, you don't expect me to believe you are that ignorant to this fact

Lmao!!!!! And last year before the vehicles arrived you were fighting with what? Your hands? Shields? Not even the mighty U.S can fight any war today only with brand new, out the box equipment.

You sound nervous. Are you okay?

stillchris:
go back to my very post where i made such statement. and yeah, itvproves my point. our military took deliveryvof a lot of equipments simce late last year. it's not new story so stop faking ignorance.

too bad we lost one of our mechanic contractors though

It proves it in your head. And your head alone. You said newly acquired vehicles. No type of vehicle was listed in the article.
So how did you come to that conclusion.......simple, insanity

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2015-03-11-fighting-boko-haram-south-african-mercenary-killed-in-friendly-fire/#.VQCJUtWUft8

Digest this article as you so wish

Fighting Boko Haram: South African mercenary killed in friendly fire

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/706x410q70sa-mercenary-dies-in-nigeria.jpg

The first South African has been killed in north-eastern Nigeria, where he was participating in the fight against Boko Haram. Leon Lotz, an apartheid-era Koevoet operative, was reportedly killed in a friendly fire incident when a Nigerian tank destroyed the wrong target. By SIMON ALLISON



According to sources in Nigeria, the first South African involved in the fight against Boko Haram has been killed. Leon Lotz, a former South African Defence Force Koevoet operator turned private security contractor, died in a friendly-fire incident on March 9 when a Nigerian tank opened fire on his convoy. The incident occurred in Nigeria’s Borno State, in the north-east of the country, near Boko Haram territory.


Lotz is reportedly from KwaZulu-Natal, and was involved in the support and maintenance of vehicles used by the Nigerian army in their ongoing offensive against Boko Haram.

There is a significant, albeit controversial, South African presence in north-eastern Nigeria. The Nigerian army is working with private security companies who employ South Africans, ostensibly to train their troops in counter-terrorist activities. In January, News24 reported that former SADF soldiers formed the core of a multinational team of private military experts that were en route to Nigeria.

Communication between these private security contractors and the Nigerian army is thought to be very poor, which perhaps explains the confusion leading to Lotz’s death.

In another, as-yet unverified report of a friendly fire incident in the Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigerian forces mistakenly opened fire on a convoy transporting foreign security contractors. Two foreigners, one black and once Caucasian, were killed in the incident. It seems likely that this incident and the Lotz incident are the same.

According to a Daily Maverick source, Lotz was working for a private security company called Pilgrim Africa Ltd. According to the company overview on Bloomberg, “Pilgrims Africa Limited provides security services in Nigeria. It provides armed escort teams to protect people from militant and criminal action. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.”


Pilgrim Africa is owned by Cobus Claassens, a former member of infamous mercenary outfit Executive Outcomes. In December, on the subject of dealing with war crimes internationally, Claassens tweeted: “The UN needs Executive Outcomes to be resurrected. We knew how to deal with such rebels!!”

stillchris:
i did say contractors are in the country for on the field training of equipments recently acquired. and this further proves it.

Lotz is reportedly from KwaZulu-Natal, and was involved in the support and maintenance of vehicles used by the Nigerian army in their ongoing offensive against Boko Haram

no foreign mercinery is involved in any fighting. dumbass

And this guy has the nerve to say "proves it"
Are you panicking?

Does it say which vehicles? Does it say recently acquired vehicles? Does it even name the vehicle?
How do you know that it wasn't equipment you've had for 10 years?

And you still say "proves"....GTFOH

agaugust:
The only cowards here is the South African who finds it easier to attack Augustine's name rather than Augustine's technical military comments
.

Oh wow...look at that. Still no answer as to where you got the pics. Just a lame attempt to dig yourself out your hole. Probably the 6th time ive asked for the link....and nothing . Shame

stillchris:
fool. do these look like SA mercs to you. and you are yet to prove your first set of fake pics is maiduguri. since your 3 inch screen phone won't let you see those plates. dumbass

everyone knows there are white instructors drafted by our weapons suppliers in the country for on the field training of the equipments we just acquired.. saw some in lagos myself and they are not south africans.

Would be interesting to get a list of what equipment Nigeria is getting "training" on. Wont hold my breath though

agaugust:
On different days not a few hours, a whole day apart. Info flies at jet speed on internet around the world in minutes

WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE PICS? WHAT DID U TYPE INTO GOOGLE TO FIND THOSE PICS? YOU CANT ANSWER THIS QUESTION....BECAUSE THOSE SCREEN GRABS BELONG TO YOU. YOU MADE THEM. YOU ARE A COWARD.

jln115:
Well in that case, would you say the augustine on beegeagle is more or less intelligent than the one on Nairaland?

I found all of this by chance. I knew there was a pic of a virtually complete Nigerian OPV sitting in China on beegeagle blog, while dumb and dumber here were saying 70% of it will be built in Nigeria. I just happen to notice the comments.

I have not and will not read through Augustine's other comments on other topics on that site to compare. My point is that he only comes here to be a true definition of a troll. Even when he know's he's wrong, he fights anyways.

agaugust:
Caught? Who's caught? Caught by who? You be internet police?

Answer!

You are yet to show us what your Nigerian fingers typed into Google search in order for you to find those pictures. If i minimize my current page now....tell us what we should type to see those pics like you did. Until such a time...rather keep your mouth closed and drown in your shame. Those pics are either linked to a specific article talking about missile launches, or they were screen grabs made by you. Simple. Do not waste my time.

Henry120:
So much emotion!!!!!!!

Still can't provide a single shred of fact.

Noted.

Prove to who? You? Who invited you to speak for him? The person i am speaking to knows that he has been caught....it doesnt involve you. I know he is your hero and mentor, but dont involve yourself. Are you crying on his behalf? Go sleep.

agaugust:
Yes thank you for trapping yourself in the net.

Augustine nairaland posted the photos on nairaland February 8, so it circulates IMMEDIATELY on internet and is available freely to any other Augustine anywhere in the world.

Then on February 9, the mystery Augustine on beegeagle copies the same photo freely on world wide internet and he posts it on Beegeagle.

So what? How does that make the two Augustines the same person? When you search Augustine on Facebook how many people with that name will pop up worldwide....only one?


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Thank you for confirming your retar.dation. thank you for not answering the question. What did you type into google to find those pics? Or its your screen grab? Because Augustine from that site confirmed it was HIS screengrab when asked.

What website did YOU find those pics? What did you search in google? What sentence did u type? We also want to see and read the article it came from....you coward.

You cannot do that because it was you (same person Augustine on Beegeagle) who screengrabbed those images. And posted. The best you will ever be able to do is post an image sharing site where YOU uploaded.

No article..., no link, no nothing. You think im your se.x slave Henry120 who cant think for himself?

#demolished

Henry120:
He's not the same person. That individual on beegeagle's blog is entitled to his opinion(s).

There isn't any prove to show it's the same person.

#OperationSaveMaster
#OperationSuckMastersBallz
#OperationBendOverForMaster

Aha. And he had pics before the original poster on beegeaglr had them? Cool story.

How do you know its not him? Because he told you? You're defending someone you've never met. Are you his slave? Can you not think for yourself?

Can you point agaugust out in a crowd? Do you even know him? Why defend him? Or rather you just like the feeling of his vaseline lathered shaft in your bu.m?

agaugust:
Citation needed. Post proof of all your above claims with dates
.

Lets deal with simple dates 1st.

Augustine posts these pictures and credit is given to him by Beegeagle on the 9th of Feb -

https://beegeagle./2015/02/09/was-the-nigerian-navy-stealth-opv-nns-centenary-f91-ever-involved-in-the-test-firing-of-missiles-is-the-ship-missile-armed/


YOU post the exact same pics the day before. 8th of Feb. Explain how it is possible for you have Augustine's pics the day before. Show us which article/website you got these pics. If you never made them yourself - https://www.nairaland.com/1386870/african-militaries-security-services-strictly/97#30529344. On page 97.


Since you will claim you googled these pics. Please show us the website. Please tell us what you typed into Google to find those pics. Thank you

agaugust:
That's still not a proof.

Last time I quoted South African mercenary leader Colonel Eben praising Nigerian military power and battlefield competence on Beegeagle, you South Africans said it's not him because he's not the only human being named Eben on earth.

So you need to prove I am the only Augustine on earth.

Now you get stuck

The thing with you is that you forget that you are mentally ill. Lets look at some basic evidence.

You posted the pics below on THIS site on the 8th of Feb. The "Augustine" on Beegeagle blog posted these pics on the 9th of Feb.

So two men called Augustine, both on military forums, both Nigerian, are handling the exact same pics within 24hrs of each other. But it's still not you? Ok fine.

Lets go deeper. You had the pics on the 8th, the other Augustine posted on the 9th. Meaning you had them 1st. You DID NOT copy those pics from Beegeagle blog, because you had them before that post existed on that blog.

So lets go deeper still. Where did you get those pics from? Please post the website and article link you got those pics. Thank you kindly.

But you know what...lets go deeper still. In the comments sections Beegeagle asks Augustine if he is the one who took the screengrabs. Augustine says YES.

So please explain to us how YOU were able to have these pics on the 8th of Feb posted here on this site, before that other Augustine had even posted HIS OWN SCREENGRAB PICS on that site on the 9th?

Did you time travel? Nigerian voodoo? You see how when you have mental problems you dont think of such things? You have been exposed. Your opinions, feelings, ideas are therefore irrelevent and mean nothing to no one. You should have apologised immediately to your herd of followers here as soon as your antics were uncovered. You should have explained yourself...and begged for forgiveness.

Now you are embarrassingly denying it's you. Infront of everyone...on both sides. How embarrassing.


https://i2.wp.com/oi58.tinypic.com/ea00fa.jpg

https://i1.wp.com/oi59.tinypic.com/b4vn9f.jpg

overhypedsteve:
Some would call it multi tasking, his opinion outside this forum would appear to be blindly pro Nigerian because of the nature and scope of this thread. But it would be unfair for anybody to ask him to subject himself to the same behaviour in another forum with a different topic on the table.

Listen to this guy trying to defend their master, all seeing, all knowing god Agaugust. Were u part of this thread when Augustine defended Nigeria's Navy to the death? Posting nice pictures of Otomak missiles? That argument lasted weeks.

But on Beegeage blog he simply says "a lone South African submarine will sink the entire Nigerian Navy in 24 hours".

You can defend him with all the fancy language you want. But it's clear to everyone with half a brain that your master god Agaugust simply logs onto this forum to be nothing more than a troll. To get people to notice and reply to him. To give him attention. Not to come here and speak the truth. And you and his loyal followers have fallen for it.

Another Hint Hint.....

Look out for a Denel Dynamics rotary wing UAV being developed for the SANDF. Similar to/on a scale such as the Schiebel rotary wing.....


https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/camcopters-100uav/images/1-schiebel-camcopter.jpg

agaugust:
Tanzania commands and controls South African military in Congo.

American special forces are helping SANDF fight Rhino poachers in your own homeland.

You always get Foreign help
.

You have mental health issues. Your pride clouds all thinking. You have expressed your true feelings on beegeagle blog...so what you say here is therefore irrevelant.

3 Americans where here for a tv series. They left after i think 2 weeks or so....you can watch that series on tv if you want.

agaugust:
Envy and inferiority complex na baaad tins

"President Jonathan recently approved the acquisition of two large patrol vessels from China Shipbuilding and Offshore International, a mainly state-owned company. In an effort to boost local industry, one of the Chinese vessels is meant to be 70% built in Nigeria."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-18300358

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Yes. You had to run back to 2012 to find that link. That's what the Chinese told you, and you ran to the world with such news. Pictures don't lie. There is no 70% here for Nigeria to build. Show us a picture of 70% Nigerian F192 being built in Nigeria. You cant....f00l.

https://i1.wp.com/www.militaryparitet.com/editor/assets/new/files2/comparing.png

WHY ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT NAVAL MATTERS? YOU HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED TO BEEGEAGLE THAT SA NAVY WILL DEMOLISH NIGERIAN NAVY IN 24 HOURS. TODAY....NOW.....8TH OF MARCH 2015. WE CAN DEMOLISH YOU. CONFIRMED BY YOU....AUGUSTINE

SILVER FALCONS CELEBRATE THE DEMISE OF AUGUSTINE/AGAUGUST

Silver Falcons...these are the men and women who train our fresh recruits to be skilled aviators.
Our pupil pilots learn from the best



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRvu5l7IHyo