| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 6432 |
| Military Code: | F |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed PV-1 Ventura |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed PV-1/B-34 Ventura (L-37/137/237) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 237 Ventura V |
| C/n (msn): | 237-5649 |
| Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Edenvale / Dickie Fritz Shellhole [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Photo Date: | 11 May 1987 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 751276 |
| Photo Comment |
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Seen outside the Dickie Fritz Shellhole in Edenvale in the East Rand just outside Johannesburg, this Ventura was delivered to the US Navy as 34759 and then given the RAF serial FP607. It never served with the RAF, but was transferred directly to the SAAF where it served in various roles including as an instructional airframe. Put on display during the 1980s at the Memorable Order of Tin Hats (MOTH) Dickie Fritz Shellhole, so named after two friends Dickie Dashwood and Fritz von Linsingen who were killed in the Battle of Bardia in the North African Campaign of World War 2. Photo unknown This photo was added on 22 November 2024, and has since been viewed 2430 times. |