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Garth Calitz

Feb 22, 2022
7 min

The De Havilland Dragon Rapide

In late 1933, a team at de Havilland, led by aircraft designer Arthur Ernest Hagg, began working on a new design, intended to be a faster...

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Garth Calitz

Feb 1, 2022
6 min

The Legendary Piper J3 Cub

Never in his wildest dreams did Gilbert Taylor think that he was designing a legend when he rolled out the first Cub in 1930 known at the...

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Pat Pattle - The Commonwealths Top WWII Ace

Garth Calitz

Jan 18, 2022
12 min

Pat Pattle - The Commonwealths Top WWII Ace

A young South African pilot has been credited with the honour of “The Commonwealths Top WWII Ace” but is still relatively unknown as he...

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Charlie Taylor – Engine builder who powered the Wright Flyer

Garth Calitz

Dec 21, 2021
3 min

Charlie Taylor – Engine builder who powered the Wright Flyer

Charlie Taylor was born in a log cabin on May 24, 1868, in Cerro Gordo, Illinois to William Stephen Taylor and Mary Jane Germain. Taylor...

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Jack Malloch – the last of the true African legends – Part 2

Garth Calitz

Nov 30, 2021
16 min

Jack Malloch – the last of the true African legends – Part 2

Rob Russell Followed on from Part 1 CARGOMAN COMMENCES OPERATIONS Jack discussed the problem with his directors and one of them,...

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Jack Malloch – the last of the true African legends – Part 1

Garth Calitz

Nov 23, 2021
14 min

Jack Malloch – the last of the true African legends – Part 1

Rob Russell John “Jack” Malloch born on the 8th October 1920, was a true legend of African aviation. From his early days, he was never...

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Women Airforce Service Pilots fight for veteran status

Garth Calitz

Nov 17, 2021
5 min

Women Airforce Service Pilots fight for veteran status

On the evening of August 23, 1943, a pilot named Mabel Rawlinson died in a fiery crash in the North Carolina swamplands near Fort Davis....

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Escuadrón Fénix - Unarmed Civilian Pilots Flying In the Falklands War

Garth Calitz

Oct 27, 2021
6 min

Escuadrón Fénix - Unarmed Civilian Pilots Flying In the Falklands War

Civilian pilots with unarmed executive jets, playing "cat and mouse" with the Royal Air Force fighters. The idea is well worth a...

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The Vulcans “Mission Impossible” Operation Black Buck

Garth Calitz

Oct 19, 2021
6 min

The Vulcans “Mission Impossible” Operation Black Buck

After Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982, the British government resolved to recapture them. The ageing V-class...

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Clyde Cessna - Founder of the Cessna Aircraft Company

Garth Calitz

Oct 19, 2021
6 min

Clyde Cessna - Founder of the Cessna Aircraft Company

Clyde Cessna’s name, at least his surname, is instantly recognized by pilots and aviation enthusiasts the world over. Over the years, the...

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