40th Anniversary of the World’s First Solo Circumnavigation by Helicopter by Dick Smith
40 years ago Aviatiator, Adventurer and Entrepreneur Richard “Dick” Harold Smith touched down in the Bell 206 JetRanger III at the Bell...
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 9
- 6 min
Leading Edge Aviation – Leading the Edge in Firefighting
By Rob Russell Photos by Rayno Snyman The sight of the huge Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopter fighting fire around the Western Cape has...
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Garth Calitz
- Feb 8
- 3 min
AMS 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...
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Garth Calitz
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
George Leonard 'Johnny' Johnson, the Last Member of the "Dambusters" Passes Away
The last surviving member of the original “Dambusters”, Squadron Leader George Leonard ‘Johnny’ Johnson, passed away on 7 December 2022...
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Garth Calitz
- May 18, 2022
- 5 min
The Journey of Linda Sollars from Airliners to a Sling High Wing
Linda’s love affair with aviation was born as a young girl reading Snoopy and the Red Baron and watching movies like Chitty Chitty Bang...
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Garth Calitz
- May 18, 2022
- 4 min
101-Year-Old Veteran Promoted to Major, reflects on service
Fifty-five years after his retirement, World War II veteran Capt. Thomas Dewey Adams Jr., 101 years old, was granted an honorary...
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 1, 2022
- 3 min
Tristan 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...
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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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Garth Calitz
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
Glen 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...
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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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