Overberg (FAOB/OVG) - 2009

[nellis6]

Log and photo report Overberg South Africa

Just returned from South Africa, a log of aircraft seen is below with a couple of requests.

You can see a photo report from AFB Overberg at http://www.jetwashaviationphotos.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sun 8/11/09 Cape Town IAP

EW-????? IL-76 Trans Avia Export
XA553 Gloster Javelin (On a pole at Thunder City)

Mon 9/11/09 Hermanus

Seen overflying here were 2 x Agusta A.109's. One was 4008 (other one may have been same aircraft?)

Tuesday 10/11/09 Simons Town

seen here at the naval base performing SAR training was Oryx 1237 from 22 sqn

Weds 11/11/09 AFB Ysterplaat

with the museum were:-
6447 Ventura
611 Alouette 3
93 Wasp
208 Vampire
857 Mirage F.1
460 Impala
314 Super Frelon
372 CL.13 Sabre

with the SAAF Historic Flight were:-

896 Piaggio P.166
7231 Harvard
7293 Harvard
1722 Shackleton
6832 C-47 Dakota

Preserved were:-

1720 Shackleton (as 1717)
531 Impala

active aircraft were:-

191, 192, 193, 194 Lynx's with 22 sqn
6837, 6845, 6854, 6875, 6887 C-47TP's with 35 sqn
several more C-47TP's and a few Oryx were unidentified.

Thursday 12/11/09 AFB Langebaanweg

(7449) Harvard on gate
2004, 2030, 2031, 2033, 2034, 2042, 2046, 2050, 2052, 2054, 2055, 2056, 2060 al PC-7's with CFS

also seen this day at AFB Ysterplaat were an unidentified SAAF C-130 Hercules and a white Gulfstream (C-20, C-37 etc??)

Sat 14/11/09 AFB Overberg

849 Cheetah D wfu
07 Gripen D 2 sqn
250 Hawk TFDC
267 Hawk 85 CFS
191 Lynx 22 sqn
1237, 1238 Oryx 22 sqn
674 Rooivalk 16 sqn
2036 PC-7 CFS
2023/1, 2020/2, 2024/3, 2018/4, 2027/5 all PC-7 Silver Falcons (CFS)
4006 A.109LUH
ZU-BEX (XS451) Lightning T.5
ZU-BEW (XR773) Lightning F.6
ZU-??? Bucanneer
ZU-DNW L.29
ZU-PUM Puma (f0rmer 157 SAAF)
8030 PC-12 41 sqn
bucket loads of firewood (civvy) present but not bothered with that!!

Tuesday 17/11/09

seen overhead Robben Island was a 22sqn Oryx 12??

enjoy the photo report and of course any help with the gaps appreciated.

Regards Mike

[streep]

Sun 8/11/09 Cape Town IAP

EW-????? IL-76 Trans Avia Export

EW-78799 was operating for ALCI (Antarctic Logistics Center International) out of Capetown last winter.
As it is used for scheduled passenger service to Antarctica, I would think it is still the same airframe.
Not many IL-76s are in pax/combi config.

ALCI had a flight scheduled to arrive 5 nov in CPT and departure on 10 nov09.
http://www.alci.info/Dromlan_sched.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Streep

[nellis6]

Could well be, the aircraft was there for a rew days at least

Mike

[nellis6]

Could well be, the aircraft was there for a rew days at least

Mike