Air Services
South Africa
South African Air Force (SAAF) /
Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag (SALM)
Established 1st February 1920, the SAAF is the air force of South Africa and has served in World War II and the Korean War. Today, with limited air combat capability, the SAAF primarily provide regional peace-keeping, disaster relief and maritime patrol operations.
All photographs taken at the Silver Falcons 50th Anniversary Airshow, AFB Langebaanweg (9th December 2017)
COMBAT
SAAB JAS 39 Gripen C
3925 & 3917
SAAB JAS 39 Gripen D
3909
3909
Denel Rooivalk Mk1
678
TRANSPORT
Beechcraft B200C Super King Air
651
652
651
652
CASA C212-200 Aviocar
8011
Douglas C-47TP Turbo Dakota
6887
Lockheed C-130B/BZ Hercules
401
also
Cessna 208 Caravan
Pilatus PC-12
VIP Transport
Boeing 737-7ED (BBJ)
ZS-RSA @ Stansted Airport 2022
also
Cessna 550/1 Citation II
Dassault Falcon 50
Dassault Falcon 900B
HELICOPTERS
Agusta Westland A109 LUH
4019
Eurocopter BK 117A-3
380
Denel TP-1 Oryx
1236 & 1202 [1236 flew into unmarked power cables the day after the show, and crash onto a highway - all occupants ok]
Anti-Submarine War
Agusta Westland Super Lynx 300
TRAINERS
BAE Systems Hawk Mk 120
267 & 262
Pilatus PC-7 Mk II (Astra)
2015
2035
2015
2038
DEMONSTRATION TEAM
SILVER FALCONS
1946 to present
5 x Pilatus PC-7 MkII based at AFB Langebaanweg
Working on Fire (WOF) Aviation
WOF Aviation provides aerial support to the South African Government’s Department of Environmental Affairs’ (DEA) Working on Fire Programme. Responding to an average of 300 fires annually, WOF Aviation partners with municipalities, landowners, conservation agencies and Fire Prevention Associations (FPAs) providing support to WOF ground crews.
Aircraft and pilots are supplied by Kishuga Aviation.
Bell UH-1H Iroquois
ZS-HBU (Former US Army 64-13784)
Cessna U206F Stationair
ZS-JDE 'Spotter 2'
Air Tractor AT-802A
ZS-TCV 'Bomber 16'