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664:Cashel Helicopter Crash
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157:Commanders and leaders
264:Casualties and losses
90:-22.848084; 31.960901
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41:20 May 13 July 1968
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681:Operation Flotilla
518:Woolworths bombing
355:Rhodesian Bush War
28:Rhodesian Bush War
21:Operation Flotilla
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687:working with the
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26:Part of the
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458:Altena Farm
366:First Phase
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864:Categories
826:Binda 2008
787:Binda 2008
775:References
757:Mozambique
737:Nyamapanda
699:Background
693:Mozambique
571:Flight 827
545:Flight 825
316:9 captured
239:1 Commando
180:Peter Rich
76:31°57′39″E
73:22°50′53″S
60:Mozambique
835:Biography
763:Aftermath
727:Operation
565:Salisbury
486:Long John
284:2 wounded
709:Cauldron
500:Ignition
474:Overload
411:Flotilla
404:Cauldron
314:3 killed
295:Rhodesia
282:3 killed
278:Portugal
251:Strength
139:Rhodesia
127:Portugal
64:Portugal
52:Rhodesia
46:Location
626:Miracle
598:Mineral
591:Chamber
558:Gatling
506:Hill 31
418:Griffin
256:unknown
246:unknown
191:Unknown
169:Unknown
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717:Malawi
645:Hectic
638:Quartz
605:Placid
577:Vanity
551:Snoopy
425:Excess
397:Nickel
383:Pagoda
377:Sinoia
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101:Result
753:Dombé
745:Major
612:Motel
584:Beira
529:Dingo
512:Aztec
493:Eland
444:Panga
432:Birch
390:Yodel
310:ZANLA
178:Maj.
151:ZANLA
847:ISBN
807:ISBN
769:BSAP
619:Uric
299:none
38:Date
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