Captain du Plessis and Operation Sceptic (1980)

Deleted User 2149 · Post by **Deleted User 2149** » Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:46 pm

7 Jun 1980, Operation Sceptic: Capt. IC du Plessis landed his badly damaged Mirage F1AZ at Ruacana (Namibia). The aircraft was damaged by shrapnel from a SAM fired at it during the bombing of a target. He barely made it to Ruacana. He was awarded an Honoris Crux for bravery for having saved the aircraft rather than ejecting from it.

Thisismyaccount · Post by **Thisismyaccount** » Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:48 pm

Gutsy move on his part and the aircraft was probably repaired and put back into flight status.

Deleted User 2149 · Post by **Deleted User 2149** » Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:54 pm

Thisismyaccount wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:48 pm Gutsy move on his part and the aircraft was probably repaired and put back into flight status.

Men were still men in the 80's.

Thisismyaccount · Post by **Thisismyaccount** » Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:57 pm

I still am

Deleted User 2149 · Post by **Deleted User 2149** » Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:04 pm

Thisismyaccount wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:57 pm I still am

Glad to hear it

Thisismyaccount · Post by **Thisismyaccount** » Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:14 pm

Was there ever any doubt that i was ?

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