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What is happening at FAWK this week. Uk tanker flew in and a Gripen fired flares at sunset.

A welcome for these guys and gals:



They performed at the Claremont Civic Centre in Cape Town on Wednesday.

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How come every time my ship comes in, I'm at the airport?

The story isn't relevant but the photo used in this news article is curious. Why was a Cameroon Army officer on board a SAAF C130 at FAWK on 19 October?
https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World ... urces.ashx

Roger, he was probably visiting troops on course at Denel.

http://www.denel.co.za/press-article/St ... -Denel/100

Here for Exercise Amani Africa II, more likely.

Some SAAF movements around FAWK this week - apologies for rubbish shots - long range, not so good camera...-:

PC-12

IMG_4878 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Falcon 50 (I think...) :

IMG_4864 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Casa C212 :

IMG_4863 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Caravan 3005 - last saw this two weeks ago in Cape Town :

IMG_4857 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

And C-130BZ close overhead on finals - not sure if 401 or 405 ?

IMG_4876 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Seems like it was all over gauteng today, doing big circuits into FALA

Another very long range shot of SAAF PC-12 - just for the record - from 13 May :

PC-12 - 147A1719 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Same today 13 May 2020 - this time I was ready with decent camera in hand waiting in my yard watching FR24 - C-130BZ #401 - man, I just love the Herky-Bird (especially in low vis grey) !! :

C-130BZ 401 - 147A1703 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

C-130BZ 401 - 147A1716 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Very nice.

Now they can paint in green and tan. Or natural metal and white...

Mistral, are you a magnet for SAAF planes, do you have military-grade catnip, or what?

Great photos.

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How come every time my ship comes in, I'm at the airport?

Catnip !!!

I've been lucky in the two areas I've spent lockdown. My house in Pta is just southwest of FAWK.

Some recent FAWK movements :

C212 #8010 - 20 August 2020 :

147A2796 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

C208 Caravan #3003 - 21 August 2020 :

C208 3003 - 147A2862 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Dassault Falcon 900 ZS-NAN - 24 August 2020 :

ZS-NAN - 147A2880 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

ZS-NAN - 147A2892 - 800 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

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How come every time my ship comes in, I'm at the airport?