Every month on the first Saturday of the month the South African Airforce Museum entertain the locals with a flying display from years...

I arrived at the Barnstormers Model Flying Club airfield on Sunday, with no idea what to expect as I had never been to a model aircraft...

The course of South African, and maybe even World history was almost changed on the 31 October 1940. SAAF 2 Squadron Hawker Furies were...

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By Jarryd Sinovich The long-anticipated event of the year finally took place. The Langebaanweg Airshow 2017 was held at the Air Force Base on December 9th. Located on South Africa’s West Coast, Langebaanweg houses the Central Flying School and the Silver Falcons Aerobatic team. Recently, the Falcons marked their 50th Anniversary, with former team members attending to witness the current team's performance. The stakes were high! Silver Falcons When we arrived at the base at 6:

By Garth Calitz The squadron was formed on 1 October 1940 and participated as part of the 1 Bomber Brigade in the North and East African Campaign. It later engaged in operations in Sicily, Italy, and Yugoslavia. The Flying Cheetahs remain the only South African Airforce Squadron to have participated in every combat action involving the SAAF, giving them a long and distinguished history. During World War II, 2 Squadron operated the following aircraft: The Hawker Hartebeest, a