Revealed — the Zimbabwean parliamentarian who played a key role in the destruction of Thornhill Air Base

IN 1982, most of Zimbabwe’s fixed-wing air power was destroyed during a nighttime raid on the Thornhill Air Base. The involvement of SA’s apartheid regime — and its collaborators — was always suspected, yet conclusive evidence has not emerged until now. The discovery of previously hidden documents changed the equation — and in March, we revealed the existence of a spy at Thornhill who provided vital intelligence and participated in the attack.

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