Angola — Luanda; Museum of the Armed Forces 2

In the photo above, taken at the Fortress of São Miguel and the Military Armed Forces Museum, the short guy on the left is famed Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama. The taller gent is Alfonso I of Portugual — Portugual’s first king. On Monday I promised more photos of this museum. Today I deliver on that promise. As one would expect, some of the displays include trophies acquired by the Angolan military during the Angolan Civil War. For instance, in the image below, on the left side of the hall, you’ll see the tail section of a French-made South African Air Force Mirage IIIR2Z. This reconnaissance variant of Dassault’s prolific and highly successful Mirage III was shot down by Angolan forces in July 1979.

I’ll run the rest of today’s photographic presentation in this photo gallery/slide show with heavy emphasis on those beautiful Portuguese azulejo tiles:

Слава Україні! (Slava Ukraini!)