Tag: AFB Ysterplaat

Air Force Base (AFB) Ysterplaat-based 22 Squadron, via SA Air Force (SAAF) Chief Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo, answered a call for civic duty from...

Current expertise allied to experience gained, in one instance over more than 50 years, by South African military museums attracted the attention of the...

The SA Air Force (SAAF) Museum at Air Force Base (AFB) Ysterplaat in Cape Town was an active participant in last month’s International Museum...

Not even the current bout of cold, wet, wintry weather in Western Cape could dampen the enthusiasm of military aviation enthusiasts who turned up...

Military firefighting expertise was part of the overall effort to quell the devastating fire that swept through Parliament this week. The skills of firefighters based...

A 22 Squadron Oryx helicopter and its crew were major contributors to a weekend Western Cape mountain rescue. The rotary-wing aircraft based at AFB Ysterplaat...

Cape Town’s SA Air Force (SAAF) base at Ysterplaat put in extra effort at the weekend as fire hit Table Mountain with a team...

It’s been five months since the last Shackleton ground run at Air Force Base (AFB) Ysterplaat and military aviation enthusiasts will not be able...

Saturday, October 28, saw yet another successful ground run of the last SA Air Force (SAAF) Shackleton at the AFB Ysterplaat SAAF...

Following hot on the heels of the successful Aviators Evening hosted by Air Force Base Ysterplaat on 8 October, the next day...

The South African Air Force (SAAF) was the big winner at this week's Department of Defence (DoD) environmental awards. Between them air force...

The next Aviators Evening to be hosted by Force Base Ysterplaat onThursday 8 October 2015 is sure to set the pulse racing...

With just five months left to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the SA Air Force there is not much visible evidence of...

May is traditionally the month during which the South African Air Force (SAAF) recalls the memory of its members who gave their...

SA Air Force (SAAF) Chief Lieutenant General Zakes Msimang and the Air Force Command Council have apologised for the inconvenience caused by...

Two factors are behind the current temporary closure of the SA Air Force (SAAF) Museum at AFB Zwartkop as well as its...

The SA Air Force (SAAF) looks set to face at least one legal claim following the late decision to cancel the Wings...

An important component of South African and specifically Cape Town's military aviation history will be denied to enthusiasts this month but it...

The SA Air Force's vision is "An Air Force that Inspires Confidence". Its desired strategic outcomes are to be ready for...

The decision by the leadership of the SA Air Force (SAAF) to can the planned Wings and Wheels show at AFB Ysterplaat...

The senior command cadre of the SA Air Force (SAAF) has not won itself any friends, particularly in the Western Cape, ...

The Wings and Wheels show scheduled for AFB Ysterplaat next weekend has been cancelled, depriving Western Cape aviation enthusiasts of what was...

Air Force Base Ysterplaat is gearing up for a December airshow that is sure to please both the aviation junkie and petrol...