And what is it then that this old “grey lady” does to all who come into contact with her? It defies logic, even the men who fly and maintain her are also tightly bound within that intrinsic aura that surrounds Pelican 22. The aircraft has a long and illustrious history. The Shackleton was born due…
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SWELLENDAM AIR SHOW – 5 MARCH 2011 Airshow flyer email final Gates open at 8.00 am Air show – 10 am – 4.00 pm The year’s first and the Cape’s largest air show will be hosted at the Swellendam air field on 5 March 2011. The air in the Overberg area will be alive with dozens…
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New Photographer Appointed Irene McCullagh has joined the website team to bring you more aviation heritage news and images. Irene’s superb images will greatly assist in bringing more news to our visitors.
It was approximately 1500B (local) on 27th September 1987 when all hell broke loose. There had been numerous call-outs previously which proved to be nothing at all, so when the “hot-line” started ringing there was very little reaction from us. However this time the call wasn’t to go on cockpit standby like before, but rather…
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WO R.G. (Jock) Smail (RAF) was one of the engineers who came out with the Shackleton delivery flight. He then joined 35 Squadron SAAF, and was Pottie’s mentor on the “Shack.” Denise dos Santos is Jock Smail’s daughter.
MACH PLUS CLUB FUNCTION!! 01 APRIL 2011 IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE SAAF MACH PLUS CLUB PLEASE CONTACT 2LT NTSANE ON 012 312 1033 OR machplusclub@gmail.com TO VERIFY YOUR DETAILS Kindly inform other Mach Plus Members of the event and ask them to provide their details to ensure a complete guest list
2 ASU does it again! Date: 28 January 2011 For the third successive year, the Air Force Prestige Unit of the year for 2010 has been awarded to 2 Air Servicing Unit, head-quartered at AFB Langebaanweg. The aim of the SAAF annual awards competition is to give recognition to those SAAF units and personnel who…
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The volunteers at the AFB Ysterplaat branch of the museum attended a full morning’s briefing by WO2 Mark Howell. The Museum Volunteers were divided into two groups, and the briefings will be repeated on the last Saturday of each month. The session started at the Fire and Rescue Section’s briefing room, where WO2 Mark Howell…
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The annual Air Force Day Parade took place on Friday 28 January 2011 at Swartkop. The Air Force Day parade is held every year, on or near to the 1st February, which was the day the SAAF was established in 1920.
A Mystery Night at the Museum Join the Friends of the SAAF Museum for an evening of fun and intrigue and help us hunt for the ghost of the Museum. Bring your family and friends along to help solve the mystery while also learning about the colourful history of the South African Air Force. Teams…
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