The Night Witches, Female Pilots Feared by the Nazis
Brynn Holland They flew under the cover of darkness in bare-bones plywood biplanes. They braved bullets and frostbite in the air while...
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Garth Calitz
- May 25, 2021
- 4 min
75th Anniversary of the de Havilland Chipmunk – Springs Airfield
By Andre Venter The de Havilland Canada DH-1 Chipmunk celebrated its 75th Anniversary on 22 May an event that Gavin Brown and his team at...
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Garth Calitz
- May 18, 2021
- 4 min
Presidents Trophy Air Race - Where From and Where To
This Air Race, one of the most prestigious events on the aviation calendar, has a long and wonderful history. It was originally known as...
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Garth Calitz
- May 12, 2021
- 6 min
From the Tower Looking Back – Ysterplaat, Can you see it?
By Rob Russell For years, AFB Ysterplaat has played a very important role in the maritime and training sides of the SAAF. It has always...
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Garth Calitz
- May 4, 2021
- 6 min
Gyrocopters From 1923 to Present
Gyrocopters have become a regular sight at all airfields around the country and at fly-ins, in recent years they have even made their way...
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 28, 2021
- 4 min
South African Aviation Corps
The formation of the South African Aviation Corps (SAAC) dates back to a time when flying was still in its infancy. Growing into a...
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 21, 2021
- 3 min
Unveiling the 75th Anniversary Beechcraft Bonanza
Textron Aviation has turned to an aviation legend and founding member of the Beechcraft brand to commemorate a milestone for one of its...
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min
Celebrating 65 years of the Cessna 182 Skylane
Aviation enthusiasts from around the world joined Textron Aviation to celebrate 65 years of the Skylane 182 Skylane. More than 23,000...
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
RAF Sentinel R1 Conducts Its Last Operational Flight
The Sentinel R.Mk 1 provided long-range, wide-area battlefield surveillance and delivered critical intelligence and target tracking...
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Garth Calitz
- Feb 16, 2021
- 3 min
Leland Snow – The Father of Agricultural Spray Aircraft
By most accounts, it’s fair to say that Air Tractor founder Leland Snow did more to advance the AG aviation industry than any other...
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