44th Anniversary of Cassinga day 04 May 1978
The 44th anniversary of Cassinga took place on 8 May 2022 at the SA Museum of Military in Saxonwold, Johannesburg, organised by LAARSA (Legion of Associated Airborne of South Africa). Although the day was overcast and the wind bitterly cold, the threat of rain could not damper the spirit of the Paratrooper veterans that attended, […]
An evening with Eeben Barlow …
Come and join us for an evening with Eeben Barlow sharing his phenomenal insight regarding the war in Africa and the influence of Mozambique and Cabo Delgado on South Africa. Date: 14 May 2022 Time: 18h00 Address: The German Club, 5 Lorraine Street, Port Elizabeth Admission Fee: R100 p/p Cash bar & dining available LIMITED […]
ROOIPLAAS REUNION 30 July 2022 – Save the date!
Our next reunion is scheduled for 30 JULY 2022 in BRONKHORSTSPRUIT. All paratrooper veterans and their families are welcome. THIS ONE IS NOT TO BE MISSED! Join fellow paratroopers in the excitement of reminiscing about the old days, experiencing incredible camaraderie, rekindling friendships, swapping war stories, standing on parade shoulder to shoulder with fellow veterans […]
ROOIPLAAS REUNION 18 – 19 MARCH 2022
The air was buzzing with tangible excitement, expectations were high, the grins broad, the hugs strong, and the greetings exuberant as some veterans had not seen each other in many many years! On Thursday evening the first ‘campers’ arrived at the farm pitching their tent with braaivleis fires illuminating the darkness. On Friday morning some […]
Two South African paratrooper veterans reunite 43 years later. Dale Stevens and Bobbin. #Ysters
ROOIPLAAS REUNION: 18 & 19 MARCH 2022, BLOEMFONTEIN
Diarise the date now! Family, friends and other Units welcome!
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROOIPLAAS PORT ELIZABETH CANOPY, 29 January 2022
: What do a fort, a ‘skouerskuur’, a shell hole, and a canopy have in common? ROOIPLAAS successfully established its newest Canopy on Saturday, 29 January 2022. Veterans from the Parachute Battalion, 61 Meg, Dogs-of-War, 32 Battalion, and local various MOTH clubs joined and supported us at the Maritime Club in Port Elizabeth. Most of […]
Song ‘Ghost Riders’ by South African paratrooper Bobbin of Bravo Company, 77/79
Narrow escape for a paratrooper at Nelspruit airport as told by Johann Pieterse, Course 41V, 1967
Two South African Airforce Dakotas crashed on the same day at the same airshow, Nelspruit 1967 On an ice-cold Free State winter morning, we departed Bloemfontein for Nelspruit in a Dakota (DC3), with serial number 6878. We were twenty-one paratroopers tasked to do a demonstration jump at an airshow in Nelspruit, celebrating the formal opening […]
Uitnodiging om die stiging van nuwe canopy te Port Elizabeth, 29 Januarie 2022, by te woon
