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71:Years of service
279:Commander - Civilian
221:with a promotion to
192:de Havilland Vampire
152:Frank Walter Mussell
31:Frank Walter Mussell
527:Rhodesian Air Force
385:and its antecedents
326:rhodesianforces.org
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238:Rhodesian Air Force
188:Sir Robert Tredgold
161:Rhodesian Air Force
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553:Categories
535:1977–1981
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379:Commanders
290:References
112:Commander
106:Commander
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168:Salisbury
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