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George Leonard 'Johnny' Johnson, the Last Member of the "Dambusters" Passes Away

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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The Journey of Linda Sollars from Airliners to a Sling High Wing

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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101-Year-Old Veteran Promoted to Major, reflects on service

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
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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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Pat Pattle - The Commonwealths Top WWII Ace

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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Glen Warden – Tribute to an Aviation Legend

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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Jack Malloch – the last of the true African legends – Part 2

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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Jack Malloch – the last of the true African legends – Part 1

Garth Calitz

Nov 23, 2021
14 min

Jack Malloch – the last of the true African legends – Part 1

Rob Russell John “Jack” Malloch born on the 8th October 1920, was a true legend of African aviation. From his early days, he was never...

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Great Woman in Aviation - Amelia Earhart,

Garth Calitz

Aug 10, 2021
8 min

Great Woman in Aviation - Amelia Earhart,

In 1960 an old US coastguard told a curious reporter a tale he had heard some 14 years before on the Pacific island of Nikumaroro. Not...

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Fly-By-Wire visionary Bernard Ziegler passes away

Garth Calitz

May 18, 2021
2 min

Fly-By-Wire visionary Bernard Ziegler passes away

The aviation world is saddened to learn of the passing of Bernard Ziegler, at the age of 88. Ziegler, one of Airbus’ engineering...

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