Africa Aerospace & Defence Show (AAD),
Air Force Base Waterkloof,
22nd September 2018
| Held every two years, the AAD show is Africa's largest air and defence show. We flew in and out from Rand Airport in the SAA Historic Flight's DC-4 ZS-BMH, which was scheduled to take part in the airshow, but that, and several other expected attractions, didn't happen.
The show was well attended, and the weather was great, but the show was a bit lacking, with several acts appearing more than once. The Air Force and the Air Force Museum put on impressive and spirited shows, and in some measure compensated for other shortcomings. |
| Aircraft | Reg'n | Thumbs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aermacchi AM-3C Bosbok | 920 |
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SAAF Museum |
| Aermacchi AM-3C Bosbok | ZU-CXA 959 |
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SAAF markings |
| Aero L-29 Delfin | ZU-AUX |
 |
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| Aerospatiale SA-316B Alouette III | 624 |
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SAAF Museum |
| Aerospatiale SA-316B Alouette III | 628 |
 |
SAAF Museum |
| Aerospatiale SA-318C Alouette II Astazou | 22 |
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SAAF Museum |
| Aerospatiale SA-330L Puma | 175 |
 |
SAAF |
| Agusta A-109E LUH | 4001 |
 |
SAAF. LUH = Light Utility Helicopter. |
| Agusta A-109E LUH | 4014 |
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SAAF |
| Agusta A-109E LUH | 4020 |
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SAAF |
| Agusta Westland AW119 MKII | ZS-HSX |
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SA Red Cross Air Mercy Service |
| AHRLAC Holdings Ahrlac | ZU-PDM |
 |
2nd, production protptype of this South African Advanced High Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft |
| AHRLAC Holdings Ahrlac | ZU-XDM |
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1st prototype, first flown on 26 July 2014 at Wonderboom Airport. |
| AHRLAC Holdings Ahrlac pair | ZU-PDM ZU-XDM |
 |
Paramount Group and Boeing have joined forces on development of further versions, including unmanned ones. |
| Airbus Helicopters AS350-B3 Squirrel | ZT-RCR |
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| Airbus Helicopters AS350-B3 Squirrel | ZT-RSG |
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Amanzi markings |
| Airbus Helicopters AS550-C2 Fennec | Unknown |
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Paramount's FLASH (Flexible Light Armaments System for Helicopters) demonstrator. |
| Airbus Helicopters EC635-T2+ (H135M) | ZS-RSN |
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Another FLASH demonstrator. |
| The Airplane Factory Sling 2 | ZU-STA |
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Starlite Aviation |
| The Airplane Factory Sling 4 | ZU-TAD |
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| The Airplane Factory Sling 4, Ravin 500 | ZU-TAD and ZU-TNF |
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|
| Antonov AN-2R | ZU-JLM RA-33390 |
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UTAir, "65 years from ocean to ocean" markings |
| Atlas TP-1 Oryx | 1211 |
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SAAF |
| Atlas TP-1 Oryx | 1212 |
 |
SAAF |
| Atlas TP-1 Oryx M2 | 1239 |
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SAAF |
| Atlas TP-1 Oryx |
 |
SAAF assault demonstration. | |
| BAE Hawk 120 | 260 and 263 |
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SAAF |
| BAE Hawk 120 | 262 |
 |
SAAF |
| BAE Hawk 120 | 267 |
 |
SAAF |
| BAE Hawk 120 | 271 |
 |
SAAF. For these Hawks on the ground at AFB Makhado, see the Miscellaneous page. |
| Beech Super King Air 300 | 653 |
 |
SAAF |
| Bell 212 | ZS-HHS |
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Starlite Aviation |
| Boeing C-17A Globemaster III | 01-0188 |
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USAF |
| Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet | ZU-IES |
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|
| Bombardier Challenger 300 | ZS-ACT |
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| Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk6 | 369 H |
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On a pole the other side of the airfield. |
| CASA C-212-200 Aviocar | 810 |
 |
Zimbabwe AF |
| CASA C-212-300 Aviocar | 8020 |
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SAAF |
| Cessna Skywagon and Bosbok formation | 718 and 920 |
 |
SAAF Museum |
| Cessna 208 Caravan I | 3003 |
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SAAF |
| Cessna 208 Caravan I | 3005 |
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SAAF |
| Dassault Falcon 8X | F-GCDP |
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Dassault Aviation demonstrator |
| Denel AH-2A Rooivalk | 670 |
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SAAF |
| Denel AH-2A Rooivalk | 677 |
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SAAF |
| Diamond DA-40 Tundra Star | OE-DWS |
 |
|
| Diamond DA-42 M-NG Twin Star | OE-VTX |
 |
|
| Douglas DC-4 | ZS-BMH |
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Owned by the SAA Museum Society and operated by SkyClass Aviation. The last DC-4 built - our ride to and from the show. |
| Enstrom 280FX Shark | ZS-HWO |
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Safomar Aviation |
| Enstrom 480B | ZS-HDO |
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Safomar Aviation |
| Enstrom 480B | ZT-RDM |
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|
| Eurocopter AS-350-BA | ZS-RJV |
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West Dunes Aviation |
| Extra EA300L and Slick 540 | ZS-AEC and ZU-TNT |
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|
| Global Composite Solutions Slick 540 | ZU-TNT |
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|
| Hongdu K-8 Karakorum | 2017H |
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Zimbabwe AF |
| Hongdu K-8 Karakorum | 2104E |
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Zimbabwe AF |
| ICP MXP-740 Savannah | ZU-EHS |
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|
| Leonardo Aermacchi M-345 mockup | None |
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|
| Lockheed C-130BZ Hercules | 406 |
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SAAF |
| Lockheed LC-130H Hercules skiplane | 73-3300 |
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USAF National Science Foundation |
| Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules | 06-8611 |
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USAF |
| MBB Bo-105LS-A3 | ZS-HGI |
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Air Angels Air Ambulance Services |
| MBB Bo-105LS-A3 | ZS-ONC |
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Air Angels Air Ambulance Services |
| MD Helicopters 369E | ZS-HNT |
 |
|
| Micro Aviation Bat Hawk LSA | ZU-IJI |
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South African designed and built. |
| Micro Aviation Bat Hawk R | ZU-ILM |
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|
| Micro Aviation Bat Hawk R | ZU-IMR |
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|
| Micro Aviation Bat Hawk | ZU-IEH |
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|
| Bat Hawk formation | ZU-IJI and ZU-IEH |
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|
| Midwest Aerosport Formula GT | N260GT |
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Designed by Jeff Ackland of Turbine Legend fame. |
| North American Harvard flypast | 7111, 7675, 7480 |
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SAAF Museum |
| North American Harvard flypast | 7306: ZU-AOV 7643: ZU-AOX 7024: ZU-AOO 7028: ZU-AOP |
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SAAF markings |
| North American Harvard flypast | 1: ZU-AYS 2: ZU-BET 3: ZU-BEU 4: ZU-BMC |
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Puma Energy Flying Lions team |
| North American AT-6C Harvard IIA | 7111 |
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SAAF Museum |
| North American AT-6C Texan | 7675 ZU-CXX |
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SAAF Museum "Siyandiza" |
| North American AT-6D Harvard Mk4 | 7480 ZU-DML |
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SAAF Museum |
| Pilatus PC-7 Mk2 Astra | Unknown |
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SAAF Silver Falcons 1 |
| Pilatus PC-7 Mk2 Astra | Unknown |
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SAAF Silver Falcons 2 |
| Pilatus PC-7 Mk2 Astra | Unknown |
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SAAF Silver Falcons 3 |
| Pilatus PC-7 Mk2 Astra | 2024 |
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SAAF Silver Falcons 4 |
| Pilatus PC-7 Mk2 Astra | Unknown |
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SAAF Silver Falcons 5 |
| Pilatus PC-7 Mk2 Astra |
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SAAF Silver Falcons team | |
| Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee | ZS-ORH |
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Flight Training Academy |
| Piper PA-31 Navajo | ZS-MLZ |
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Safomar Aviation |
| Pitts S-2B | ZS-LPK |
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Tailifts Cows |
| Pitts S-2B | ZS-LRW |
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Tailifts Cows |
| Pitts S-2B | ZS-MZY |
 |
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| Pitts S-2B | ZS-OOB |
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Tailifts Cows |
| Pitts S-2C | ZS-TNG |
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|
| Pitts S-2 |
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Tailifts Flying Cows team. Sponsored by Tailifts, the Flying Cows team supports a cancer charity. | |
| Ravin 500 | ZU-TNF |
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South African composite homebuilt, a slightly scaled-down version of the Piper Comanche. |
| Robinson R44 Raven II | ZT-RAK |
 |
|
| Robinson R66 | ZS-HOZ |
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Starlite Aviation |
| Saab Gripen and BAE Hawk formation |
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| Saab JAS-39C Gripen | 3905 05 |
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SAAF |
| Saab JAS-39C Gripen | 3924 24 |
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SAAF |
| Saab JAS-39C Gripen | 3925 25 |
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SAAF |
| Massed SAAF helicopters |
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SAAF and Museum helicopters | |
| Seabird SB7L-360A Seeker | N504YB |
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I first saw this at Sun 'n Fun in Florida in 2016 |
| UTVA 75 (SAFAT 03) | Unknown |
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Built under licence in Sudan. |
| Vans RV-14 | ZU-IKE |
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|
| Wagtail Aviation Trojan | ZU-RKM |
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South African designed and built. |
| Westland WG-13 Super Lynx 300 Mk64 | 193 |
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South African Navy |
