CONTENTS

		Author’s Note
		Prologue
1		Formative Days in Southern Africa
2		Early Days in the South African Air Force
3		Early Days During the Border War
4		Soviet SAMs versus Helicopters in the Bush War
5		Into Angola with the Gunships
6		Death of a Good Man
7		Koevoet, Night Ops and a Life-Changing Staff Course
8		New Directions—Dangerous Challenges
9		Executive Outcomes in West Africa
10		Into the Congo’s Cauldron
11		On the Run Across the Congo River
12		Back to Sierra Leone—The Sandline Debacle
13		Taking the War to the Rebels in Sierra Leone
14		The War Gathers Momentum
15		The War Goes On … and On …
16		The Mi-24 Helicopter Gunship Goes to War
17		How the War in Sierra Leone Was Fought
18		Operation Barras—The Final Phase in Sierra Leone
19		Iraq—Going Nowhere
20		Air Ambulance in Sarawak
21		Tanzania 288
22		Neall Ellis Flies Russian Helicopters in Afghanistan
		Endnotes