South African Air Force
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Eurocopter Wins Puma Mk 2 Support Contract - RP Defense
Puma MK2 helicopter of the Royal Air Force. (Photo Eurocopter) June 6, 2013 defense-aerospace.com (Source: Eurocopter UK; issued June 06, 2013) Eurocopter UK Receives Contract to Support the 24 Royal Air Force Puma Mk2 Helicopters It Is Upgrading for...
Ready to go with his "draadkar"
The South African Rooivalk, the first attack helicopter capable of doing a loop, 1990
Precision landing with Rudder and Elevators shot away = SAAF Hero!
Now there are pilots with skills and then there are a cut above, this pilot is a cut above. On 1 May 1986, a South African Air Force Dakota while on a flight to Ondangwa at about 8000 ft was hit wi…
Worcester airshow
The local flying club held an airshow at the town's airfield in 1959. The stars of the show were two Air Force Harvards from Y/plaat ,Cape Town that took part. This superb slide was taken by my dad Frank.
SAAF Mk.IXe Spitfires, 1950.
Three Spitfires (two with tear drop canopies) looking resplendent in their new scheme of semi-gloss Extra Dark Sea Grey and Medium Sea Grey, at Waterkloof Air Base early in 1950. The D-type roundels were replaced with the orange centred Springbok version later that year. Photo; George Wiehahn via Conrad Wiehahn.
Precision landing with Rudder and Elevators shot away = SAAF Hero!
Now there are pilots with skills and then there are a cut above, this pilot is a cut above. On 1 May 1986, a South African Air Force Dakota while on a flight to Ondangwa at about 8000 ft was hit wi…
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