SAAF Douglas DC 3 Dakota c 1979.
Photo; Herman Potgieter.
SAAF Douglas DC 3 Dakota c 1979.
Photo; Herman Potgieter.
SAAF Douglas DC 3 Dakota c 1979.
Photo; Herman Potgieter.
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…
C-47A Skytrain - Air Mobility Command Museum
The museum began in 1986 with a C-47A that was rejected as “beyond salvage” by other museums. Today it stands immaculately restored, complete with D-Day invasion stripes, as it was when it served with the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron in World War II. Its extensive combat history is meticulously documented with photos, artifacts, and memorabilia...
AC-47 Dakota Gunship: Spooky and Puff The Magic Dragon SAAF and USA
Dakota Part 5: Douglas AC-47 Spooky / Puff, the Magic Dragon / Dragon Dak The Douglas AC-47 Spooky (also nicknamed "Puff, the Magic Dragon") was the first in a series of gunships developed by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. More firepower than could be provided by light and medium ground-attack aircraft was thought to be needed in some situations when ground forces called for close air support. British "Waist-gunners" using Lewis Guns in WW2, mostly for anti-aircraft…
Phantom Phanatic
Military Aviation/Space/Trek USAF Veteran SAC
Military Aircraft Photos in South Africa Page 2
Photos of Military Aircraft in Southern Africa, de Havilland, Denel, Dornier, Douglas DC4, English Electric, Embraer, Gloster, Hawker, Hawker Siddeley. Hunting Percival