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Here are some piccies from the flying day on 1 November 2025. Only 4 SAAF Museum aircraft - 2 x Alo III, Bosbok and C-185. Harvard Club Harvard went up much later.

Alo III #624 front and #628 back :

147A1662 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Alo III #624 :

147A1603 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

147A7279 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

147A7290 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

147A1625 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

147A7316 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

147A7347 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Alo III #628 :

IMG_7326 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

147A1665 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Haven't been to Swartkop for a while - the sun is taking its toll on the static exhibits sitting outdoor :

Super Frelon #309 :

IMG_7312 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Mi-24 Hind A :

IMG_7313 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Rooivalk #683 :

IMG_7316 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

147A1646 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Mi-24 from the front - note the offset engine intakes - this was a design feature to counter some of the rotor torque :

IMG_7317 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

C-160 Transall #337 :

IMG_7309 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Casa CN235 #8026 :

IMG_7311 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Cessna C185 #749 :

147A1583 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

147A1690 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

AM3C Bosbok #959 :

147A1658 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

147A1683 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Harvard #7024 (ZY-AOO) :

147A7357 - 1300 by Malcolm Reid, on Flickr

Awesome photos, thanks for posting.

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Can it be that tha Museum will soon have more airworty aircraft than the Air Force?