NEWS & EVENTS - ATTRITION
18 April 2018
Emergency landing for military helicopter in Margate, KZN
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A military helicopter made an emergency landing near the Margate whale deck earlier today.
29 March 2018
No damage in Airforce cargo plane taxiway excursion
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It would appear that the incident involving a South African Air Force (SAAF) cargo plane which ran off a taxiway in Bloemfontein this past Monday resulted in no damage to the aircraft.
28 March 2018
Mystery surrounds airforce cargo plane off taxiway
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The circumstances surrounding the taxiing incident where a South African Air Force (SAAF) cargo plane ran off a taxiway this past week is still a mystery.
11 December 2017
Update: Eight injured after Cape Oryx flies through wires
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The South African Air Force (SAAF) helicopter that crashed on the N1 highway just outside Cape Town on Sunday morning was transporting a helicopter engine when if flew through newly erected wires.
10 December 2017
Eight injured in airforce helicopter crash near Worcester
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Eight people were injured after a military helicopter crashed near the N1 at the Huguenot tunnel outside Cape Town on Sunday.
11 October 2017
2012 C-47TP Drakensberg crash was avoidable - Inquiry
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The Board of Inquiry (BOI) report into the crash on 5 December 2012 of a South African Air Force (SAAF) C-47TP Dakota near Giant’s Castle in the Drakensberg finds that the accident was mainly caused by human error and was avoidable.
15 May 2017
SAAF bringing C212 back into service?
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The South African Air Force may be bringing an accident-damaged CASA 212 light transport aircraft back into service. It currently has two airworthy examples.
27 March 2017
Drakensberg C-47TP crash investigation completed and reviewed
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The investigation in the crash that claimed the lives of 11 SA Air Force (SAAF) members and the loss of C47TP (tail number 6890) more than five years ago was completed 11 months after the crash in October 2013.
20 January 2017
Questions still being asked around SAAF 2012 Drakensberg crash
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t’s more than four years since a South African Air Force (SAAF) C-47TP crashed in the Drakensberg, killing all 11 aboard. The families of some of the dead have approached a parliamentarian because they feel let down by the air force.
8 November 2016
Three airforce members survive helicopter crash
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Three members of the South African Air Force miraculously survived after the helicopter in which they were flying crashed near Clocolan in the eastern Free State.
8 November 2016
More details of helicopter crash revealed
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Three members of the Air Force miraculously escaped death when their helicopter appeared to clip a rock and crashed near Clocolan.
19 June 2016
Kruger helicopter crash investigation reveals training and skills shortfalls
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The official accident report into the March 2013 SA Air Force (SAAF) A109 helicopter crash in the Kruger National Park points to training and skills shortfalls as being contributing factors to the death of five people, including the flight crew.
3 March 2016
Two injured in Airforce Cessna crash
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The SAAF has confirmed that the two crew of a Cessna 208 Caravan that crashed on a private farm in the Cape have been hospitalised.
3 March 2016
SAAF plane crashes near AFB Langebaanweg
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Two people have been criically injured when a SAAF aircraft crashed this morning near AFB Langebaanweg.
2 August 2015
Further details of Oryx taxy incident in the DRC revealed
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Further details have been revealed about the incident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last month when an Oryx helicopter suffered damage whilst preparing for take-off.
21 July 2015
SAAF helicopter on UN mission in DRC damaged in taxying incident
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No-one was injured when a SAAF Oryx helicopter suffered damaged to its\' nose on Saturday July 18 whilst operating in the DRC.
7 June 2015
Air crash: Parents believe explanation doesn’t make sense
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The Air Force told them only God has the answers why their son died in an airforce aircraft accident and that they should accept that.
7 June 2015
Pilot chopper had been weak in flight school
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The pilot of an Agusta 109 Air Force helicopter that crashed two years ago in the Kruger National Park with four soldiers on board, had already struggled during his basic flying training to get understanding of certain aspects of flight.
23 February 2015
Airforce naval helicopter lands after indications of fire
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A SAAF helicopter performed a precautionary landing on a golf course this afternoon when indications of a fire were detected.
19 June 2014
Air Force on thin ice, experts say
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According to pilots and technicians in the Air Force, these accidents should be a wake-up call to those making decisions for the military\'s budget.
18 June 2014
SAAF names plane crash dead
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The three SA Air Force members killed when their Cessna Caravan crashed in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, were named by the SA National Defence Force on Wednesday.
18 June 2014
Air force crash mystery
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By Graeme HoskenA routine air force training flight turned into a disaster yesterday morning when the aircraft crashed into an Mpumalanga mountain, killing its two crew and a passenger.The Cessna Caravan C208 from 41 Squadron, which is based at Wate...
17 June 2014
Three kiled, two injured in Caravan crash
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Three people died when a Cessna aircraft crashed inear Lydenburg this morning.
3 April 2014
Hawks "subjected to a precautionary stop-fly"
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By Kim HelfrichA landing incident involving a Hawk jet trainer at AFB Makhado late last month did not lead to the SA Air Force’s (SAAF) entire Hawk fleet being grounded. “The fleet was subjected to a precautionary stop-fly in accord...
31 March 2014
Hawk fleet grounded after accident
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The SAAF has ground their Hawk trainer fleet following the crash of a jet whilst landing last Thursday.
Emergency landing for military helicopter in Margate, KZN
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A military helicopter made an emergency landing near the Margate whale deck earlier today.
No damage in Airforce cargo plane taxiway excursion
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It would appear that the incident involving a South African Air Force (SAAF) cargo plane which ran off a taxiway in Bloemfontein this past Monday resulted in no damage to the aircraft.
Mystery surrounds airforce cargo plane off taxiway
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The circumstances surrounding the taxiing incident where a South African Air Force (SAAF) cargo plane ran off a taxiway this past week is still a mystery.
Update: Eight injured after Cape Oryx flies through wires
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The South African Air Force (SAAF) helicopter that crashed on the N1 highway just outside Cape Town on Sunday morning was transporting a helicopter engine when if flew through newly erected wires.
Eight injured in airforce helicopter crash near Worcester
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Eight people were injured after a military helicopter crashed near the N1 at the Huguenot tunnel outside Cape Town on Sunday.
2012 C-47TP Drakensberg crash was avoidable - Inquiry
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The Board of Inquiry (BOI) report into the crash on 5 December 2012 of a South African Air Force (SAAF) C-47TP Dakota near Giant’s Castle in the Drakensberg finds that the accident was mainly caused by human error and was avoidable.
SAAF bringing C212 back into service?
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The South African Air Force may be bringing an accident-damaged CASA 212 light transport aircraft back into service. It currently has two airworthy examples.
Drakensberg C-47TP crash investigation completed and reviewed
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The investigation in the crash that claimed the lives of 11 SA Air Force (SAAF) members and the loss of C47TP (tail number 6890) more than five years ago was completed 11 months after the crash in October 2013.
Questions still being asked around SAAF 2012 Drakensberg crash
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t’s more than four years since a South African Air Force (SAAF) C-47TP crashed in the Drakensberg, killing all 11 aboard. The families of some of the dead have approached a parliamentarian because they feel let down by the air force.
Three airforce members survive helicopter crash
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Three members of the South African Air Force miraculously survived after the helicopter in which they were flying crashed near Clocolan in the eastern Free State.
More details of helicopter crash revealed
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Three members of the Air Force miraculously escaped death when their helicopter appeared to clip a rock and crashed near Clocolan.
Kruger helicopter crash investigation reveals training and skills shortfalls
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The official accident report into the March 2013 SA Air Force (SAAF) A109 helicopter crash in the Kruger National Park points to training and skills shortfalls as being contributing factors to the death of five people, including the flight crew.
Two injured in Airforce Cessna crash
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The SAAF has confirmed that the two crew of a Cessna 208 Caravan that crashed on a private farm in the Cape have been hospitalised.
SAAF plane crashes near AFB Langebaanweg
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Two people have been criically injured when a SAAF aircraft crashed this morning near AFB Langebaanweg.
Further details of Oryx taxy incident in the DRC revealed
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Further details have been revealed about the incident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last month when an Oryx helicopter suffered damage whilst preparing for take-off.
SAAF helicopter on UN mission in DRC damaged in taxying incident
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No-one was injured when a SAAF Oryx helicopter suffered damaged to its\' nose on Saturday July 18 whilst operating in the DRC.
Air crash: Parents believe explanation doesn’t make sense
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The Air Force told them only God has the answers why their son died in an airforce aircraft accident and that they should accept that.
Pilot chopper had been weak in flight school
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The pilot of an Agusta 109 Air Force helicopter that crashed two years ago in the Kruger National Park with four soldiers on board, had already struggled during his basic flying training to get understanding of certain aspects of flight.
Airforce naval helicopter lands after indications of fire
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A SAAF helicopter performed a precautionary landing on a golf course this afternoon when indications of a fire were detected.
Air Force on thin ice, experts say
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According to pilots and technicians in the Air Force, these accidents should be a wake-up call to those making decisions for the military\'s budget.
SAAF names plane crash dead
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The three SA Air Force members killed when their Cessna Caravan crashed in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, were named by the SA National Defence Force on Wednesday.
Air force crash mystery
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By Graeme HoskenA routine air force training flight turned into a disaster yesterday morning when the aircraft crashed into an Mpumalanga mountain, killing its two crew and a passenger.The Cessna Caravan C208 from 41 Squadron, which is based at Wate...
Three kiled, two injured in Caravan crash
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Three people died when a Cessna aircraft crashed inear Lydenburg this morning.
Hawks "subjected to a precautionary stop-fly"
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By Kim HelfrichA landing incident involving a Hawk jet trainer at AFB Makhado late last month did not lead to the SA Air Force’s (SAAF) entire Hawk fleet being grounded. “The fleet was subjected to a precautionary stop-fly in accord...
Hawk fleet grounded after accident
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The SAAF has ground their Hawk trainer fleet following the crash of a jet whilst landing last Thursday.
