In 1970s and 1980s, South Africa was involved in a series of wars which are usually known as South African Border Wars. One of them was the civil conflict in Angola. While Cuba and the Communist block supported the government forces, the opposing UNITA was getting support mostly from the Republic of South Africa. In 1985, government and Cuban forces launched an offensive which required their forward troops to be supplied by helicopters. In order to stop the choppers, South Africans selected an unlikely candidate a locally produced light attack aircraft named Impala, developed from Italian Aermacchi MB326 trainer. With pilots lacking training for this kind of a mission, and enemy MiG fighters controlling Angolan airspace, and powerful Mi25 HInd helicopters escorting the transport Mi8s, this mission was anything but routine.
As this video is made, MB339 is still available as a free mod for DCS World. It is being developed as a commercial module and this version will stop receiving support. If you haven't tried it yet for free, go ahead and do so.

Sources:
http://www.warinangola.com SAAF Impalas shoot down Cuban Mi25 Hinds
https://en.topwar.ru/27444ohotanak... Hunting for the "Crocodile"


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