No. 1 Squadron and the Spitfire Legacy 1940 to 1954 Written by Buskruit (Willie) Burger Introduction – East Africa A LEGACY is a gift, left or handed down by a predecessor, to those who appreciate it and what it stood for. It serves as a reminder of deeds and hardships endured by those who first …
Bazil Kriel is currently the vice-chairman of the Pretoria Branch of the Friends and has been generous in his support of the project on many occasions, with donations of items which, in many cases, he has created himself. Once again, he has come up trumps, by drawing and donating three pictures of SAAF aircraft for …
Here is the latest news on the Spitfire Restoration Project: The FSAAFM is currently removing the various small components from the aircraft’s fuselage interior/cockpit area. These include the chassis control, throttle and propeller controls, trim tabs, radios, etc., for potential re-builders to more easily assess the work required to rebuild the fuselage from Frame 5 …
Spitfire Restoration progress update – October 2015 Read More »
