| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 517 |
| Military Code: | 4 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Aermacchi MB-326 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Atlas MB-326 Impala |
| Aircraft Version: | Atlas MB-326M Impala 1 |
| C/n (msn): | A42 |
| Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | Silver Falcons / CFS |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hoedspruit - Air Force BaseMap |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FAHS IATA: HDS Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 26 August 1997 |
| Photo by: | Tim Spearman |
| Photo ID: | 482575 |
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The original SAAF display team the Bumbling Bees formed at Langebaanweg in 1953 with Harvards and later De Havilland Vampires. The team disbanded in the late 1950s and re-formed with the MB326 Impala in 1966, re-naming to the Silver Falcons in 1967. In 1992 the team moved to Hoedspruit with 85CFS and the remaining SAAF Impala fleet. With the retirement of the Impala from SAAF service they moved back to Langebaanweg in 1998 to transition to the PC7 Astra. This photo is copyright © Tim Spearman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 July 2022, and has since been viewed 264 times. |