Spitfire restoration hangar commences
On Saturday 26th February 2022, the erection of the new Spitfire Restoration workshop and hangar commenced.
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Proposed Colour Schemes for Spitfire S/N 5518
Proposed Colour Schemes for S/N 5518 Article by Willie (Buskruit) Burger – Velddrif, 1st June 2016 A fascinating look at the history of Spitfire 5518 through the years. Spitfire TE 213 came off the Castle Bromwich production line in May 1945; at the very end of the Second World War. It was placed in storage …
The Spitfire restoration project – a step closer to reality
On Thursday evening 28 November 2019 the SAAF Museum Spitfire restoration project came a step closer to reality with the reveal of a 5.0 L Ford Mustang, the first in a series of ten cars, that will raise R750 000.00 to rebuild the last remaining South African Air Force Spitfire.
Spitfire clock donated by Janine van der Heever
Janine van der Heever, a member of the SAGAMMA Special Interest Group of the Friends (South African Guild of Aviation, Military and Maritime Artists), has painted and constructed a very special ‘Spitfire clock’ which she has donated to the project. This will be auctioned with our other artistic donations. Thank you Janine!
Airfix model of ‘dogfight duo’ donated to spitfire project
Don Sutton is a keen modeller and project team member now living in Australia. Before he left, he built what Airfix used to refer to as a “Dogfight Duo”, which depicts a World War Two conflict between Sailor Malan’s Spitfire and a Messerschmidt Bf 109. Don kindly donated his models to our Project! Thank you, …
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John Martin shares his spitfire flying experience at SAAF Museum meeting
John Martin shares his spitfire Flying experience at SAAF Museum meeting.
SAAF Spitfire pilots’ reunion honours WW2 heroes
The Friends of the SAAF Museum’s Spitfire Restoration Project held an event on Saturday 4th November 2017, to honour veteran pilots who have flown Spitfires.
PPO’s project management tool enables Spitfire restoration
After 137 Spitfire MK IX aeroplanes originally arrived in South Africa in the late 1940s to serve in the South African Air Force (SAAF) until 1954, there are now only two of these vintage aircraft left in this country. One of them rests – in a flightless condition – at the Ditsong National Museum of …
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Model Spitfire donated by Swartkop Scale Modellers
Neels Barnard of the Swartkop Scale Modellers recently handed over a large model Spitfire to the Spitfire Restoration Project, which he built for the Friends of the SAAF Museum. It will be used for fundraising for the Project on behalf of the SAAF Museum. Thank you to Neels for such a fantastic donation!