AFRICA AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE 2010
VENUE: Air Force Base Ysterplaat, Cape Town, South Africa
DATE: 21 - 25 September 2010

Following on the successful hosting of the show in Cape Town, AAD2010 returns to Air Force Base Ysterplaat from 21 to 25 September 2010. As always, AAD2010 runs over three trade days followed by two days open to the general public.  Click here for further information.

Click here to download the Application Form to trade as a Vendor at AAD 2010.
 

Museum correspondent Alan Wienburg uploads the first of his regular Cape Town reports

Click here to read
 

FRIENDS PROJECT BOARD
Click here to view the current Restoration Projects, and how you can help.

EXHIBITIONS

The Museum will be launching two new exhibitions:

SAAF 90 - 1st February 2010
 

Korean War 60th Anniversary
In addition to other activities, Dean Wingrin has been interviewing veterans of this conflict, and some of these Veteran Biographies can now be viewed here.

Memories Exhibition
Further Submissions can be seen here

Your Images Exhibition
Further Submissions can be seen here
 

The Soccer World Cup will be held in South Africa in 2010. 

When planning your agenda to visit the event, please note the SAAF Museum extends an invitation to 
all visitors to the World Cup to visit the SAAF Museum at Air Force Base Ysterplaat Cape Town, AFB SWKP in Pretoria and AFS PE in Port Elizabeth.
 

NEW DVD's LAUNCHED!!!

The Pilot's Perspective: North Africa and Korea
North Africa: (Stewart "Bomb" Finney and Cecil Golding) and of Korea: (James "Horse" Sweeney, Ainsley Cooke and Syd de la Harpe) chat informally of their experiences in these campaigns, with some interesting anecdotes emerging.
This DVD of interviews conducted by Steven McLean was filmed in the Museum. Running Time is ± 125 Minutes
To purchase these, and other aviation DVD's, visit the Shop

The Cheetah's Tale
The amazing story of the development and weaponry of the Cheetah in SAAF service as humorously related by Major General Des Barker.
This fascinating lecture was filmed at Ysterplaat, and contains some rare slides, the SABC launch to the public news cast, as well as some footage of the final fly-past.
Running Time is ± 85 Minutes.
To purchase these, and other aviation DVD's, visit the Shop
 

PROJECT 6832 NEWS

Click here for the latest update, and take a look at the 6832 project page.

AIRSPEED OXFORD PROJECT
Click here for more details on the Airspeed Oxford restoration project.

SPITZ 1923 PLANETARIUM
Click here for further information

CALLING ALL WORLD WAR TWO 42 AIR SCHOOL AND 33 SQUADRON PERSONNEL
Lt-Col van Rensburg, Curator of the SAAF Museum Port Elizabeth, would like to locate any personnel that served at 42 Air School and 33 Sqn  during World War Two.
Should you be able to assist, please click here to send an email to us.