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Mpumalanga Airshow Tourism and Parks Agency Airshow 2025
Text Garth Calitz Photos by Trevor Cohen, Dries Beetge and Garth Calitz The Lowveld Airshow has always been a massive draw card for...
Garth Calitz
May 145 min read


Aero Club Of South Africa Airweek and Airshow
By Garth Calitz Photos by Garth Calitz and Esias Riecket To describe the 2025 Aero Club Airweek as successful would be a massive...
Garth Calitz
Mar 138 min read


African Aerospace and Defence Expo 2024
By Charles Hugo Photos By Abri Kriegler, Amelie Kriegler, Fiona Hugo, Rayno Snyman, Trevor Cohen, Charles Hugo and Garth Calitz The...
Garth Calitz
Sep 26, 20244 min read


Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris Third Dinosaur Derby
By Garth Calitz The hot air balloon is widely accepted as the oldest technology used to carry humans in flight, with the first successful...
Garth Calitz
May 1, 20243 min read


Bill Harrops 2nd Dinosaur Derby and Night Glow
By Garth Calitz Photos By Andre Venter The hot air balloon is the oldest form of flight technology used for carrying humans, following...
Garth Calitz
May 3, 20233 min read


Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris Celebrates 239 Years of Manned Balloon Flight
By Garth Calitz The hot air balloon is the oldest form of flight technology used for carrying humans, following the first manned flight...
Garth Calitz
Nov 24, 20223 min read


The History of Hot Air Ballooning
On the 19th September 1783 Pilatre De Rozier, a scientist, launched the first hot air balloon called 'Aerostat Reveillon'. The passengers...
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Dec 14, 20214 min read
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