More plane pics

[Ryan]

Some pictures taken from the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town yesterday featuring a fly-past by elements of the South African Air Force and the Luftwaffe.

http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/brent_best/misc/20100227_Good_Hope_IV/20100227_EOS500D_013340.jpg
Callsign "Alpha Formation" TP Dak#6887, Oryx #1237, Lynx #191.

http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/brent_best/misc/20100227_Good_Hope_IV/20100227_EOS500D_013353.jpg
Luftwaffe Learjet - note the underwing hardpoints for munitions.

http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/brent_best/misc/20100227_Good_Hope_IV/20100227_EOS500D_013364.jpg
SAAF Gripen C and D

http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/brent_best/misc/20100227_Good_Hope_IV/20100227_EOS500D_013385.jpg
Luftwaffe Tornados

http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/brent_best/misc/20100227_Good_Hope_IV/20100227_EOS500D_013389.jpg
Tornado 45+08

http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/brent_best/misc/20100227_Good_Hope_IV/20100227_EOS500D_013401.jpg
SAAF BAe Mk 120 Hawks

All pics taken by Brent Best.

[steelie600]

ooooooo ive got a soft spot for tornados!!! oh and phantoms!!

ive been up in a tornado when i was in cadets, but never had the chance to go up in a phantom. I really must look into this

[dinger1983]

theres 1 at leuchars you can get in

[dinger1983]

you will like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozr2QukQWQc

[steelie600]

Indeed i do ive been in that one when it was at Waddington!!! never ben in the air in it tho, but iirc it was just before it was decomissioned.

[Ryan]

Some pictures taken from The African Aerospace and Defence Exhibition calendar later this year:

BAe Hawk Mk 120 from 85 Combat Flying School:

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz349/dcheetah/IMG_0391.jpg

2 Squadron SAAB Gripen D

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz349/dcheetah/IMG_0409.jpg

Ahhh nostalgia, the black aircraft is a Blackburn / Hawker Siddeley Mk 50 and the plane behind it is of course an English Electric Lightning both operated by Thunder City at Cape Town International airport.

South Africa was the only country apart from Britain to operate the Bucc (24 SQN).

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz349/dcheetah/IMG_0501.jpg

And here is another picture of one of the Lightnings:

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz349/dcheetah/IMG_0541.jpg

BAe Hawk Mk 120

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz349/dcheetah/IMG_0919.jpg

Photos by "Gerard"

[Ryan]

Found another great photo by the late Herman Potgieter - Mirage III from 1 SQN - SAAF firing a salvo of 68mm SNEB rockets.

http://www.groundshout.co.za/profiles/aircraft/mirage_iii/photos/mirage_iii_ez_831_01.jpg

[maori_by_nature]

from all these photos of planes you've been putting up ryan i'm guess'n when you was a young'n you wanted to be in the air force... so why join the army?

[Ryan]

You bet I did! To be honest, just too lazy at school and didn't get the required grades to be considered for the flightline. Something I quite regret but hey... that's life. One day when I'm rolling in money I'll get a PPL.

[maori_by_nature]

yea me to... when we win lotto we'll go do that aye..! lol

[Ryan]

You bet! I've since found out that one of the blokes I was in primary school with is a MAJ in the SAAF and is now one of the newest members of the Silver Falcons display team.