Garth Calitz Mar 96 minLeading Edge Aviation – Leading the Edge in FirefightingBy Rob Russell Photos by Rayno Snyman The sight of the huge Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopter fighting fire around the Western Cape has...
Garth Calitz Feb 83 minAMS Fixed-wing volunteer pilot retires after 18 years of service Doctor by profession, volunteer pilot in his spare time, retires after nearly two decades of volunteer flying: Dr Johan Steytler, an...
Garth Calitz Dec 13, 20222 minGeorge Leonard 'Johnny' Johnson, the Last Member of the "Dambusters" Passes AwayThe last surviving member of the original “Dambusters”, Squadron Leader George Leonard ‘Johnny’ Johnson, passed away on 7 December 2022...
Garth Calitz May 18, 20225 minThe Journey of Linda Sollars from Airliners to a Sling High WingLinda’s love affair with aviation was born as a young girl reading Snoopy and the Red Baron and watching movies like Chitty Chitty Bang...
Garth Calitz May 18, 20224 min101-Year-Old Veteran Promoted to Major, reflects on serviceFifty-five years after his retirement, World War II veteran Capt. Thomas Dewey Adams Jr., 101 years old, was granted an honorary...
Garth Calitz Mar 1, 20223 minTristan Eeles a Man “On the Move”Tristan Eeles like many of the top aerobatics pilots in the world, grew up around aircraft and his passion for flying was fostered when...
Garth Calitz Jan 18, 202212 minPat Pattle - The Commonwealths Top WWII AceA young South African pilot has been credited with the honour of “The Commonwealths Top WWII Ace” but is still relatively unknown as he...
Garth Calitz Dec 14, 20213 minGlen Warden – Tribute to an Aviation Legend As Glen Warden landed at what was to be his final aerobatics competition on Saturday, the conversation amongst the media photographers...
Garth Calitz Nov 30, 202116 minJack Malloch – the last of the true African legends – Part 2Rob Russell Followed on from Part 1 CARGOMAN COMMENCES OPERATIONS Jack discussed the problem with his directors and one of them,...
Garth Calitz Nov 23, 202114 minJack Malloch – the last of the true African legends – Part 1Rob Russell John “Jack” Malloch born on the 8th October 1920, was a true legend of African aviation. From his early days, he was never...