By Rob Russell Petrus Hendrik Hugo, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (20 December 1917 – 6 June 1986) was a South African fighter pilot and flying ace...

By Rob Russell Adolph Gysbert "Sailor" Malan was one of the most distinguished fighter pilots of World War II, renowned for his...

John "Paddy" Hemingway DFC, the last remaining pilot from the renowned Battle of Britain, passed away peacefully on 17 March 2025 at the...

By Rob Russell Jack Hemmings did what all young naughty pilots do. He flew and crashed aeroplanes and lived to tell the tale, both in the...

By Rob Russell He was a role model for his profession, who delivered Britain’s nuclear bombers and was one of the last men to fly with...

Daher congratulated Margrit Waltz on her 960th ferry flight. Last month, she delivered a new production TBM 960 turboprop aircraft to an...

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

40 years ago Aviatiator, Adventurer and Entrepreneur Richard “Dick” Harold Smith touched down in the Bell 206 JetRanger III at the Bell...

By Rob Russell Photos by Rayno Snyman The sight of the huge Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopter fighting fire around the Western Cape has...

Doctor by profession, volunteer pilot in his spare time, retires after nearly two decades of volunteer flying: Dr Johan Steytler, an...