The SAAF Museum Satellite Ysterplaat is the second largest military aviation museum in South Africa. The Museum houses an interesting and varied collection of exhibits covering the full period of the SAAF’s existence and it’s operational activities as well military and civil aviation in the Cape. In addition to aircraft, weapons, engines, uniforms, etc, is a small display of Royal Flying Corps memorabilia.
South African Air Force Museum Cape Town
Piet Grobler Street
Ysterplaat Aerodrome 7425
https://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/history/saaf-museum/locations/ysterplaat
+27 21 508-6576
Monday -Tuesday by appointment
Wednesday – Friday 07:00 – 15:00
Saturday 08:30 – 12:00
Closed Sunday and Holidays
The main Hangar 4 is closed for visitors on week days when the base is operational
The actual SAAF Museum display aircraft are located inside the security area of the Base and tours are conducted on Saturday mornings. Please arrange beforehand if you wish to visit the aircraft at any other time.
Free admission
Aircraft collection
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480 531 1722/P 601/A 857 213 208/AX-D 6832/OD-K 414 6447 7293 896 1714/RB-N 611 314 93 WV224/961 | Atlas Impala Mk.I
Atlas Impala Mk.I (Cockpit section only) Atlas Impala Mk.I Avro Shackleton MR.3 Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 Dassault Mirage III R2Z Dassault Mirage F1CZ de Havilland Vampire FB.5 Douglas C-47A Dakota Hawker Sidderley Buccaneer S.50 Lockheed PV-1 Ventura GR.5 North American AT-6C Harvard Mk.4 Piaggio P-166S Albatross Shorts Sunderland GR.5 (parts) Sud Aviation SE-316B Alouette III Sud Aviation SA-321L Super Frelon Westland Wasp HAS.1 Westland Whirlwind HAS.22 |
Atlas Impala Mk.I 460 South African Air Force
Atlas Impala Mk.I 531 South African Air Force
Avro Shackleton MR.3 1722 P South African Air Force
Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 601 A South African Air Force
Dassault Mirage F1CZ 213 South African Air Force
Dassault Mirage III R2Z 857 South African Air Force
de Havilland Vampire FB.5 208 South African Air Force
Douglas (AMI) C-47TP Turbo Dakota 6875 South African Air Force
Douglas C-47A Dakota 6832 OD-K South African Air Force
Hawker Sidderley Buccaneer S.50 414 South African Air Force
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura GR.5 6647 V South African Air Force
North American AT-6C Harvard Mk.4 7293 South African Air Force
Piaggio P-166S Albatross 896 South African Air Force
Sud Aviation SA-321L Super Frelon 314 South African Air Force
Sud Aviation SE-316B Alouette III 611 South African Air Force
Target drone 1028 South African Air Force
Westland Wasp HAS.1 93 South African Air Force
Westland Whirlwind HAS.22 WV224 961 Royal Navy
Pictures Les Spearman