{"id":9060,"date":"2016-11-26T17:17:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T15:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=9060"},"modified":"2025-02-16T15:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T13:24:16","slug":"south-african-air-force-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/south-african-air-force-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"South African Air Force Museum Port Elizabeth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><strong>South African Air Force Museum<\/strong><\/strong> Satellite <strong>Port Elizabeth<\/strong> houses an interesting and varied collection of exhibits covering the full period of the SAAF&#8217;s existence. The museum&#8217;s static exhibits are housed in the original 42 Air School Gunnery Training Centre, which was established during World War II as part of the RAF\/SAAF Joint Air Traning Scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>South African Air Force Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"section-info-text\">Forest Hill Drive<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"section-info-text\">Southdene<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"section-info-text\">Port Elizabeth, 6000<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/08\/south-africa\/\"><span class=\"section-info-text\">South Africa<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saairforce.co.za\/the-airforce\/history\/saaf-museum\/locations\/pe\">https:\/\/www.saairforce.co.za\/the-airforce\/history\/saaf-museum\/locations\/pe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:saafmuseumhq1@gmail.com\">saafmuseumhq1@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>+27 (0)41 505 1295 \/1478<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday &#8211; Thursday 08:00 &#8211; 15:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday 09:00 &#8211; 15:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday 10:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Closed Mondays and Fridays, January 1, December 24, 25, 26, 31 and Easter Weekend<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free admission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SAAirForceMuseum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAAFMuseum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-7775\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/twit.jpg\" alt=\"twit\" class=\"wp-image-7775\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d423443.0839461528!2d25.346230381631216!3d-33.988704000000006!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x8d7960e5ef8e9bd0!2sSouth+African+Air+Force+Museum!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1480173240376\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>G-AITF\/ED290<p><\/p>\n<p>920<\/p>\n<p>1037<\/p>\n<p>201<\/p>\n<p>205<\/p>\n<p>7289<\/p>\n<p>ZU-DML<\/p>\n<p>ZU-UGF\/2000<\/p>\n<p>632<\/p>\n<p>123<\/p>\n<p>JK769<\/p>\n<p>BPS-1\/GT<\/p>\n<p>XT562<\/p><\/td><td>Airspeed AS.10 Oxford 1<p><\/p>\n<p>Atlas-Aermacchi AM-3CM Bosbok<\/p>\n<p>Atlas-Aermacchi MB.326K Impala II<\/p>\n<p>Dassault Mirage F.1CZ<\/p>\n<p>de Havilland DH-100 Vampire FB.5<\/p>\n<p>Nord American AT-6C Harvard IIA<\/p>\n<p>Nord American AT-6D Harvard III<\/p>\n<p>PatchenTSZ-2A Explorer<\/p>\n<p>Sud SA.316B Alouette III<\/p>\n<p>Sud SA.330C Puma<\/p>\n<p>Supermarine Spitfire (replica)<\/p>\n<p>Westland Scout AH.1<\/p>\n<p>Westland Bell 47G-3B-1 Sioux AH.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">if you have any picture of this aviation museum, please share it with us<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:my.museum@aviationmuseum.eu\">my.museum@aviationmuseum.eu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African Air Force Museum Satellite Port Elizabeth houses an interesting and varied collection of exhibits covering the full period of the SAAF&#8217;s existence. 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