NEWS & EVENTS - ATTRITION
11 April 2025
SAAF King Air loses door on take-off
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The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) can confirm that a SAAF King Air aircraft was involved in an aviation-related incident upon take off from the Lanseria airport during its maintenance flight from Lanseria airport to Air Force Base Waterkloo
19 September 2024
Hard landing for Air Force Museum Alouette II â€" no injuries
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An SA Air Force (SAAF) Museum Alouette II, piloted by retired general Piet Burger, made a hard landing at the Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing (AF MDW) on Wednesday.
23 November 2023
Official Statement on the Crash of CASA 212 at Lohatla
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The SAAF has issued a statement relating to the crash of CASA C-212 8011 at Lohatla yesterday afternoon.
22 November 2023
Casa C212 aircraft crashes
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A SAAF CASA C212 Aviocar crashed earlier today whilst supporting Exercise VUKUHLOME 2023 at the SA Army Combat Training Centre (Lohatlha).
5 May 2023
Museum aircraft lands safely in field.
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A SAAF Museum Kudu light aircraft experienced an engine failure yesterday afternoon and landed safely in a field.
12 February 2023
UN tactics under fire after fatal attack on SA crew
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SA military commanders want the UN to review its combat mission safety protocols after a sniper killed the flight engineer on an air force Oryx transport helicopter and wounded the chopper commander while they were doing duty in the volatile eastern regio
12 February 2023
President's jet damaged
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President Cyril Ramaphosa's presidential jet, Inkwazi, was damaged after being struck by a bird shortly before landing at the Cape Town International .Airport this week.
6 February 2023
SAAF crew member killed after Oryx hit by gunfire in DRC
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One South African Air Force (SAAF) crew member has been killed and another wounded after their Oryx transport helicopter was hit by gunfire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday 5 February.
5 February 2023
SAAF helicopter hit by groundfire in DRC, fatality
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Reports just coming in that a SAAF Oryx helicopter operating in the DRC has been hit by ground fire. One fatality and one other crew member injured.
21 September 2022
Two Pilatus training aircraft involved in mid-air incident
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By Dean Wingrin The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed a mid-air “incident” between two training aircraft last month whilst preparing for the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition taking place this week. ...
10 June 2021
Air Force finally breaks the silence over 'Gripen crash'
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After almost six weeks of waiting, the Zoutpansberger finally managed to elicit a response from the South African Air Force (SAAF) this week regarding an accident at AFB Makhado during which a multi-million-rand Gripen fighter craft was damaged while basi
18 March 2021
Pilots mourn ex-SAAF colleagues killed in Swartkop air crash
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The death of two highly experienced former SA Air Force fighter pilots in a light aircraft crash at Swartkop Air Force Base in Pretoria on Wednesday has left the country's close-knit aviation fraternity reeling.
17 March 2021
SAAF Museum aircraft in fatal crash
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South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum aircraft crashed near AFB Swartkop this morning.
7 March 2021
Wingtip damaged as airforce plane grazes building
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A South African Air Force (SAAF) light transport aircraft damaged its wingtip whilst taxiing at Virginia Airport near Durban this past Saturday, March 6.
20 November 2020
End of the runway for Hercules 403
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It was, in retrospect, a somewhat ignominious end for a military aircraft that provided yeoman service over a 57-year period.
28 July 2020
Crashed C-130BZ in DR Congo coming back to SA
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The 28 Squadron C-130BZ Hercules (tail number 403) involved in a runway excursion in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in January will be brought back to South Africa.
5 July 2020
Hercules in runway excursion at AFB Ysterplaat
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A South African Air Force (SAAF) C-130BZ Hercules taxied off the runway at AFB Ysterplaat on Sunday morning.
22 May 2020
SAAF Herc still languishing outside at Goma
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Hercules C-130BZ (registration 403) is currently a coronavirus victim and has not been moved from where it unceremoniously stopped after a runway excursion in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) early in January.
21 April 2020
SAAF Hercules in nose wheel collapse?
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Unconfirmed reports indicate a SAAF C-130BZ Hercules having suffered a nose wheel collapse.
13 March 2020
Crash-landed SAAF C-130 remains on edge of Goma runway
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The C-130BZ Hercules transport aircraft of the South African Air Force (SAAF) that crash-landed at Goma airport in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in January remains on the edge of the runway nearly three months after the incident.
30 January 2020
Forensic investigation into crashed C-130BZ underway
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A forensics team arrived in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this week to start the laborious task of investigating a damaged SA Air Force (SAAF) C-130BZ Hercules for clues to the reason for its runway excursion earlier this month.
10 January 2020
Update: SAAF C-130BZ Hercules crash lands in DRC
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A C-130BZ Hercules transport aircraft of the South African Air Force (SAAF) crash landed at Goma airport in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday.
9 January 2020
SAAF Hercules crashes on landing at Goma, DRC
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A SAAF C-130BZ Hercules has crashed on landing at Goma International Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this afternoon.
18 April 2019
Helicopter crash near Centurion
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A SAAF light helicopter has crashed near the R101 between Ruimte and Wierda Ave in the Centurion area.
18 April 2019
2 SANDF members seriously injured in helicopter crash
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Two members of the South African National Defence Force have been airlifted to a military hospital in Pretoria following a helicopter crash in Zwartkop.
SAAF King Air loses door on take-off
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The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) can confirm that a SAAF King Air aircraft was involved in an aviation-related incident upon take off from the Lanseria airport during its maintenance flight from Lanseria airport to Air Force Base Waterkloo
Hard landing for Air Force Museum Alouette II â€" no injuries
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An SA Air Force (SAAF) Museum Alouette II, piloted by retired general Piet Burger, made a hard landing at the Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing (AF MDW) on Wednesday.
Official Statement on the Crash of CASA 212 at Lohatla
Attrition
The SAAF has issued a statement relating to the crash of CASA C-212 8011 at Lohatla yesterday afternoon.
Casa C212 aircraft crashes
Attrition
A SAAF CASA C212 Aviocar crashed earlier today whilst supporting Exercise VUKUHLOME 2023 at the SA Army Combat Training Centre (Lohatlha).
Museum aircraft lands safely in field.
Attrition
A SAAF Museum Kudu light aircraft experienced an engine failure yesterday afternoon and landed safely in a field.
UN tactics under fire after fatal attack on SA crew
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SA military commanders want the UN to review its combat mission safety protocols after a sniper killed the flight engineer on an air force Oryx transport helicopter and wounded the chopper commander while they were doing duty in the volatile eastern regio
President's jet damaged
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President Cyril Ramaphosa's presidential jet, Inkwazi, was damaged after being struck by a bird shortly before landing at the Cape Town International .Airport this week.
SAAF crew member killed after Oryx hit by gunfire in DRC
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One South African Air Force (SAAF) crew member has been killed and another wounded after their Oryx transport helicopter was hit by gunfire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday 5 February.
SAAF helicopter hit by groundfire in DRC, fatality
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Reports just coming in that a SAAF Oryx helicopter operating in the DRC has been hit by ground fire. One fatality and one other crew member injured.
Two Pilatus training aircraft involved in mid-air incident
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By Dean Wingrin The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed a mid-air “incident” between two training aircraft last month whilst preparing for the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition taking place this week. ...
Air Force finally breaks the silence over 'Gripen crash'
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After almost six weeks of waiting, the Zoutpansberger finally managed to elicit a response from the South African Air Force (SAAF) this week regarding an accident at AFB Makhado during which a multi-million-rand Gripen fighter craft was damaged while basi
Pilots mourn ex-SAAF colleagues killed in Swartkop air crash
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The death of two highly experienced former SA Air Force fighter pilots in a light aircraft crash at Swartkop Air Force Base in Pretoria on Wednesday has left the country's close-knit aviation fraternity reeling.
SAAF Museum aircraft in fatal crash
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South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum aircraft crashed near AFB Swartkop this morning.
Wingtip damaged as airforce plane grazes building
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A South African Air Force (SAAF) light transport aircraft damaged its wingtip whilst taxiing at Virginia Airport near Durban this past Saturday, March 6.
End of the runway for Hercules 403
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It was, in retrospect, a somewhat ignominious end for a military aircraft that provided yeoman service over a 57-year period.
Crashed C-130BZ in DR Congo coming back to SA
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The 28 Squadron C-130BZ Hercules (tail number 403) involved in a runway excursion in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in January will be brought back to South Africa.
Hercules in runway excursion at AFB Ysterplaat
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A South African Air Force (SAAF) C-130BZ Hercules taxied off the runway at AFB Ysterplaat on Sunday morning.
SAAF Herc still languishing outside at Goma
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Hercules C-130BZ (registration 403) is currently a coronavirus victim and has not been moved from where it unceremoniously stopped after a runway excursion in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) early in January.
SAAF Hercules in nose wheel collapse?
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Unconfirmed reports indicate a SAAF C-130BZ Hercules having suffered a nose wheel collapse.
Crash-landed SAAF C-130 remains on edge of Goma runway
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The C-130BZ Hercules transport aircraft of the South African Air Force (SAAF) that crash-landed at Goma airport in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in January remains on the edge of the runway nearly three months after the incident.
Forensic investigation into crashed C-130BZ underway
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A forensics team arrived in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this week to start the laborious task of investigating a damaged SA Air Force (SAAF) C-130BZ Hercules for clues to the reason for its runway excursion earlier this month.
Update: SAAF C-130BZ Hercules crash lands in DRC
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A C-130BZ Hercules transport aircraft of the South African Air Force (SAAF) crash landed at Goma airport in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday.
SAAF Hercules crashes on landing at Goma, DRC
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A SAAF C-130BZ Hercules has crashed on landing at Goma International Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this afternoon.
Helicopter crash near Centurion
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A SAAF light helicopter has crashed near the R101 between Ruimte and Wierda Ave in the Centurion area.
2 SANDF members seriously injured in helicopter crash
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Two members of the South African National Defence Force have been airlifted to a military hospital in Pretoria following a helicopter crash in Zwartkop.
