The photograph above is of the tailboom from Dick Paxton and Alec Wesson's Bell 205 helicopter which was shot down on Operation Uric in 1979. Alec was killed instantly and Dick rescued from the wreckage by a member of the SAS.The tailboom is near Chokwe in Mocambique on the Limpopo River (Gaza Province) and was photographed by Kevin Pitzer.It is placed in the only traffic circle in the town and at the time it was photographed was surrounded by freshly painted rocks (white) depicting victory with Communist stars. There were also several rocky white painted mounds dotted with red which could have marked the graves of people killed during the battle.
If anyone has any more information or photographs please let me know.
Beaver Shaw
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I am interested especially on hearing from former ZANLA and ZIPRA combatants who also have thier story to tell.