Category: Publications

Wings and Wheels 2011 Air Show Participants

October 12, 2011

PROVISIONAL AIR SHOW PROGRAM AFB YSTERPLAAT WINGS & WHEELS SHOW 09 & 10 DECEMBER 2011 Air Show Helpline Number: 021 508 6414 JET PROVOST                                                         FLYING DISPLAY L39                                                                             FLYING DISPLAY L39                                                                             FLYING DISPLAY 2 X MX2                                                                    FLYING DISPLAY 4 X HARVARD                                                        FLYING DISPLAY P51 MUSTANG                                                        FLYING DISPLAY SEA FURY                                                                 FLYING DISPLAY YAK 55                                                                       FLYING DISPLAY PITTS…
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AFB Ysterplaat Timeline

October 12, 2011

  1941 – 1945     1941         1942                                   1943                       1944           1945     Brooklyn Air Station established on…
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AFB Ysterplaat – 70 Years of Aviation Excellence – Part Two

October 12, 2011

HISTORY AND LOCATION OF AFB YSTERPLAAT PART II The History of Ysterplaat 1810 – 1941 (The Early Years) (View Part One Here) To a certain extent it is not known precisely when aviators started using Ysterplaat as a landing field, but it is interesting to know some of the background to what we know as…
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SAAF Air Capability Demonstration, 01 September 2011

October 3, 2011

On the first of September the SAAF held its second bi-annual air capability demonstration at Roodewal bombing range.  After an early morning welcome briefing at AFB Waterkloof, invited VIP’s and guests were flown to Polokwane International Airport, and then driven by bus the further half hour to the site in the Limpopo province. Further comprehensive…
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Wings and Wheels 2011 Airshow

September 26, 2011

Ysterplaat Air Show incorporating Wings and Wheels Air Show Helpline Number: 021 508 6414  Click for further information!

Heritage Day 2011

September 24, 2011

A number of events were held at the Cape Town Museum on HeritageDay, 24th September 2011. These events included Archery, and Tug-of-War competitions, followed by a ‘braai.’ To celebrate Johan Ackerman’s birthday he was presented with a model of a Grippen by the Youth Development Programme Team. The winning team “The Fabulous Four” received a…
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The Fallen

September 16, 2011

Image by Anton Crone In the last Great War, South Africa committed 120,000 soldiers to the battlefields of North Africa & Europe. 11,900 soldiers did not return. The Fallen is a 60-second war film by South African director Bauke Brouwer. Set during the Second World War, the production has been chosen as a finalist for…
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Dave Henderson – Aircraft Enthusiast and Modeller

September 9, 2011

Christopher David Henderson known as Dave 16.8.1952 – 26.12.2010 Written by his wife, Alison Henderson Dave was born in Omagh, Northern Ireland and moved to Nairobi, Kenya when he was two years old as his father had joined the Kenyan Police after leaving the army . From a very young age, Dave was an airplane…
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12th Reunion of Pelican 16

September 2, 2011

The 12th reunion of the survivors of Pelican 16 took place at the Blue Peter Hotel in Blaauwberg Strand on the evening of 13 July 2006. The Blue Peter Hotel has become a significant contributor to the SAAF Museum, and in this instance, the spread of Moroccan food, the decor in the dining room as…
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1st Monte Vista Scout Group Visit

August 27, 2011

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