Book Testimonials
Riaan Van Zyl, after I posted photos of my father, SAAF (South African Air Force) Lieutenant Colonel (Lt-Col) Barry Lipschitz, on the Facebook “Harvards over Southern Africa” group. Riaan hasn’t read the book yet, and posted memories of my late father based on those photos.
“David, this really hit home. I had the privilege of flying with your dad, Barry, when I moved from 104 Air Force Reserve Squadron (AFRS) to 110 AFRS in the early 2000s. He was still flying the Cessna Citation C550 back then, and later we spent some good time flying his Aero Commander together. I eventually took over from him as Officer Commanding (OC) of 110 AFRS. Absolute gentleman, through and through — proper old-school aviator in the best sense of the word.”
Riaan van Zyl, SAAF Reserve Squadron, Officer Commanding (OC) 110 Squadron (Sqn)
Lt-Col. Air Force Base (AFB) Ysterplaat
“In my first read of the first 100 plus pages. The book is well written and is a detailed book with a vast amount of SAAF (South African Airforce) information. Your dad was a gentleman, an amazing, dedicated pilot. He was respected and dedicated to the flying of the aircraft he flew. He was committed to honour and dedication to his Leaders in the SAAF and the Government.
“I couldn't stop reading and wanted to learn more of this fine pilot that you called Dad.”
Andre Venter
Aviation Photographer
"Good afternoon David, I've had a chance to read the first 20 chapters of your book on my flight. Such an emotional and entertaining read 💫"
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"Thank you for the interesting David ,
"Just got started with it , but l am already hooked.
"You have a very remarkable talent."
VM
7th July 2026: Using Gemini AI to find out more about myself. AI is very nice from the point of view of being an optimist. Note that AI has a positivity bias, so if you want negatives you must specifically ask for them.
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