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Date: 20 September 2008
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Static: At the conclusion of the bi-annual African Aerospace & Defence exhibition, an airshow was organised at Ysterplaat Air Base near Cape Town. Whereas the exhibition highlighted the leading position of South Africa in the continent with many foreign participation, the airshow was an exclusive domestic event with the welcome exception of Zimbabwean (and US) participation. Thanks to the official handover to the Air Force of the first four Gripens on the 17th the SAAF was able to demonstrate fighter aircraft. The only other fighters flying being the impressive Thundercity Buccaneer, Hunter and Lightnings. One of the Lightnings even made a supersonic pass demonstrating the sonic boom to spectators and the neighbouring area. AFB Ysterplaat is home to 22sq with Oryx and Lynx 300 as well as 35 sq with about ten C-47TPs, five of which had diverted to Cape Town International airport during the show. The single runway has a north-south orientation making photography the first half of the flying display very difficult. The log below gives the aircraft noted on 20 September with some additional aircraft noted on the 17th. The display halls remained closed during the weekend. Static behind hangars: 03 JAS39D 2sq 2010 PC-7 MkII CFS 2 ASU display 73-3300 LC-130H 139th AS NY ANG HB-JSZ Falcon 7X nn 17 ZS-RZA EC130B4 Air Merci Service ZS-RZR AS350B2 HeliMax 17 ZS-SBB B737-3Y0(F) SA Cargo Static between hangars: 93 Wasp HAS1 SAAF Museum 193 Lynx 300 22sq 4021 A109 17sq ZS-CTE EC130B4 nn 17 ZS-EOS AW139 nn ZS-OER Enstrom 280FX nn 17 ZS-RSN EC120B nn, c/n 1372 ZS-RXC Enstrom 480B nn 17 AW139 ZS-EOS was later moved to the flightline for the air display Static in front of hangars: 213 Mirage F1CZ SAAF Museum 250 Hawk Mk120 TFDC 857 Mirage 3DZ SAAF Museum N136MJ Beech 1900D nn later to flightline N208GH Ce208B nn 17 N60979 PA-46R-350T nn 17 N951XP Beech 400 nn 17 ZS-BCI TBM-850 nn 17 ZS-DDM Premier I nn 17 ZS-PVX B727-2N6 Paramt Logistics ZS-HAL Bell 407 nn ZS-HCH R44 nn ZS-PHG PAC-750XL nn ZS-PMV GA8 Airvan nn ZU-BOI Mi-24V ATE, c/n 3532421809222 (later moved to the flightline for a flying display) Temporary shelter: 1202 TP-1 Oryx 22sq 681 AH-2A Rooivalk 16sq Inside Halls: ... MB326M nose only, Silver Falcons c/s (now simulator) 02 MB326M nose only (now simulator) 1237 TP-1 Oryx nn ZS-HMV A109S nn ZS-HRV AW119Ke nn SAAF museum display: 75 C-47TP 35sq for Museum 314 SA321L SAAF Museum 372 Sabre Mk6 SAAF Museum 460 MB326M SAAF Museum 896 P166S SAAF Museum 1722 Shackleton MR3 SAAF Museum 6832/OD-K C-47A SAAF Museum 7293 Harvard IIA SAAF Museum WV224 Whirlwind 22 SAAF Museum Flightline/flying: 01, 02 JAS39D 2sq 17 04 JAS39D 2sq 28 C-47TP 35sq 17 191, 192, 194 Lynx 300 22sq 271, 272 Hawk Mk120 85 CFS special c/s 382 BK117A-3 15sq 406, 409 C-130BZ 28sq 408 C-130BZ 28sq 17 675 AH-2A Rooivalk 16sq 2018/2, 2020/-, 2023/1 PC-7 MkII Silver Falcons 2024/3, 2025/4, 2027/5 PC-7 MkII Silver Falcons 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004 Ce208 41sq 3005, 3008, 3009, 3011 Ce208 41sq 7231 Harvard IIA SAAF Museum 8021 C212-300 44sq 2068N/68, 2106G/06 K-8 2sq/Zimbabwe AF N407CJ Ce525A (CJ2) nn 17 ZS-EXT Extra 300 NW Province ZS-SRW EMB120 nn 17 ZU-AYS/7475 Harvard III Harvard display tm ZU-BMC/7609 Harvard III Harvard display tm ZU-BEU/7188 Harvard MkIIA Harvard display tm ZU-BET/7695 AT-6C Harvard display tm ZU-EXT Extra 300 NW Province ZU-PUM SA330L Cobham ZU-TEE L-39C nn, c/n 232150 During the day code "2" was applied to PC-7 2020 when it replaced 2018 in the second sortie. The Silver Falcons had their special c/s applied only a few weeks before the show. Grass near flightline: 40, 77 C-47TP 35sq grey c/s 45 C-47TP std blue/grey c/s 52, 85 C-47TP 35sq white/grey c/s 650, 652 Beech 200C 41sq 8030 PC-12M 41sq 812 C212-200 3sq/Zimbabwe AF ZS-RXG AS350B3 SOS Air Rescue Afr. ZS-RZV AS350B3 Police Air Wing Grass opposite of runway (nearly all flying): 4003, 4006, 4008 A109 17sq 4010, 4020 A109 17sq 381 BK117A-3 15sq 1217, 1223 TP-1 Oryx 17sq 1229 TP-1 Oryx 22sq 1234, 1235 TP-1 Oryx 22sq 1238 TP-1 Oryx 22sq arctic c/s Flying from Cape Town IAP: 63-7792/RS C-130E 37th AS 63-7825/RS C-130E 37th AS HZ-WBT7 B747-4J6 Kingdom ZS-SIF B737-244(F) SA Cargo ZS-SNC A340-642 SA Airways ZU-AUJ Hunter F6 Thunder City, ex XE653 ZU-AVI Buccaneer S2B Thunder City, ex XW988 ZU-BEW Lightning F6 Thunder City, ex XR773/BR ZU-BEY Lightning F6 Thunder City, ex XP693
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