Swartkop Museum, South African Air Force Museum.

Possel,

I do not recall seeing one but there was a fenced off part of the storage area which had a lot of frames in and it could have been one of those. There were also a couple of other hangars that we could not get into as it as a public holiday and no keyholder available for those buildings. (what date in 1966? – just curious as I ‘arrived’ in 66)

Mpacha – do you recall whereabout it was in the museum?

May 21st 1966 at Sywell, under the auspices of Shackleton Aviation, I think.

16 mins airborne, cost 15/- as I recall! Never got the pilot’s name.

Paul,

Not sure now, but it was either at Snake Valley or under one of the car ports at the north side of the museum. It certainly wasn’t on public display.

Mpacha.

Possel,

I do not recall seeing one but there was a fenced off part of the storage area which had a lot of frames in and it could have been one of those. There were also a couple of other hangars that we could not get into as it as a public holiday and no keyholder available for those buildings. (what date in 1966? – just curious as I ‘arrived’ in 66)

Mpacha – do you recall whereabout it was in the museum?

Paul

If you had a good look round Swartkop, was there any sign of a Percival Prentice T.1, formerly G-AOPL?

I had my first flight in that in 1966 at Sywell and I understand it went to SA for the museum, but can’t find any record of it.

When I was last there it was stored at the museum in a pretty poor state. (I could only see the fuselage) This was in the 1990’s. Registration ZS-EUS. It had crashed on a freeway near Pretoria before ending up at the Museum.

Paul

If you had a good look round Swartkop, was there any sign of a Percival Prentice T.1, formerly G-AOPL?

I had my first flight in that in 1966 at Sywell and I understand it went to SA for the museum, but can’t find any record of it.

Paul, behind the Alpha XH1 combat helicopter testbed(10th photo from top), there appear to be a set of disassembled wings from the Cheetah. I suspect those are the Advanced Combat Wing as tested on the Cheetah back in the early/mid 1990’s.

Did you perhaps take a closer picture of those? Nice photo’s by the way…

Several more images can be seen at www.ipmssa.za.org, you would need to register for the image gallery but it is free.

Sorry Paul, I omitted to add great pictures by the way:o 🙂

That poor Bucc looks a bit sad doesn’t it?

Sadly when the Puma was withdrawn from service the SAAF in their wisdom decided to shelter them under the cover which use to protect the Shackleton, in order to do so they had to loosen a few cables. The wind came and away went the cover which damaged several aircraft. The Buccaneer being the most damaged.

Wilhelm,

no, I did not take a pic of those wings – glad you like the pics

Paul, behind the Alpha XH1 combat helicopter testbed(10th photo from top), there appear to be a set of disassembled wings from the Cheetah. I suspect those are the Advanced Combat Wing as tested on the Cheetah back in the early/mid 1990’s.

Did you perhaps take a closer picture of those? Nice photo’s by the way…

Yes the Bucc does look untidy but they have a much better one inside one of the hangars – it was just too big to get a decent photograph of and the hangar was on the dark side.

That poor Bucc looks a bit sad doesn’t it?

Fifth from bottom , what is it ?

Marks Marksman/A26C registration ZS-CVD.

That would be the Swartkop Museum, South African Air Force Museum.

Thank you 😉

A-26

Yes, I knew that.

G

Fifth from bottom ? Could that be the remains of a very long ‘On Mark Maaaaaarksman’ ? Keith.

Or a Smith Tempo 11!:confused:

Chippie -yes it is an A26 conversion

Fifth from bottom ? Could that be the remains of a very long ‘On Mark Maaaaaarksman’ ? Keith.

That would be the Swartkop Museum, South African Air Force Museum.

Pic

Looks like an exec A-26 conversion, albeit one of the more ugly versions.

G

Fifth from bottom , what is it ?