Big Airborne Combat Jump

In this audio, we follow the men of the 1 Parachute Battalion as they fight in the Angolan Bush War during the 1970s. Mike McWilliams a paratrooper who took part in this combat jump as the photographer gives a powerful account of military courage in the face of great danger and the story om one of the last big airborne combat jumps and how paratroopers carry out the attack on Cassinga. Mike McWilliams an ordinary paratrooper who provides a firsthand account of the assault on the Angolan headquarters of PLAN, the armed wing of SWAPO and the impact that this would have on his life. This a true story of real soldiers and how they dealt with fear as jumped in combat to attack the enemy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historic-military-interviews--5668402/support.