One of 118 Alouette operated by SAAF. This aircraft has been flying from 1968 to 1997 and accumulated 5201 flight hours. It is equipped with sand filters on engines.
Sn 49966/2047 built in January 1993 was operated by Transwede (1993-1995), Finnnair (1995-2006), Map Executive Flight Svcs (2006), Flightline (2007-2008). It is owned by Safair from December 2008 and leased to 1Time at May 2010.
This MiG-21bis become lost and ran out of fuel and therefore made emergency landing on 14.12.1988 in area which is Namibia now. As there was not request to return it to Angola, it was repaired by Atlas Aviation Apprentice School and put on display at Swartkop in 1991.
Sn 21970/599 made first flight on 12.9.1979 . It was very first B737 delivered to British Airways and served with them till 05.02.2001. During this period was registered G-BGDA and reached 39033FH/30965FC. It was sold to Safair and leased to South African Airways (ZS-SIT) then. It was leased to Air Namibia as V5-AND in 2004, then (June 2010) became sole a/c in African Charter Airline fleet.
Face to face to Convair 880, after 10650km in the air and 60 km in the car. Big thanks to Mr. Billy Nel owner of this aircraft and my friends fellow-travelers.
As we can see on sticker on fwd fuselage, this aircraft operates an intercontinental air bridge for Antarctic Logistics Centre International between Cape Town and the ALCI Airbase at Novo Runway during the Austral summer (late October to beginning of March).
PL Logistics Corporation Pty. Line number 1805 was built in June 1982, registered as 5N-AGY (later 5N-FGN) and delivered to Nigerian government. Converted to Super 27 with two new outer engines PW JT8-D217 and winglets in 2000. Sold to Fortune Air in 2007 and as Africa´s biggest private jet with range of 7000km is occasionally used by South African government for flights to Europe.
