Soldier's personal film footage - Angola Border War.
"Captured sa-9 strela operated by recce team shooting down Aeroflot an-12 in Menongue area. November 25th 1985. Take note this is not the advanced SA-8 captured at Tumpo(Cuito)". - Dieter van Rooyen
The 9K31 Strela-1 is a highly mobile, short-range, low altitude infra-red guided surface-to-air missile system. Originally developed by the Soviet Union under the GRAU designation 9K31, it is commonly known by its NATO reporting name, SA-9 "Gaskin"
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