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matthewt
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Lemania 5012 SAAF watch in action
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Omegafanman
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You might be interested in this SAAF tribute site which I fell upon well looking up some info the last post in the thread below..
SAAF tribute site:
http://saafww2pilots.yolasite.com/steve-stevens.php
https://omegaforums.net/threads/bri...-steps-to-concorde.116575/page-2#post-1549000
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Omegafanman
·Thanks so much, wonderful story and will read it all this eve. I have met with a few of the old SAAF pilots and am privileged to have sat with them and listened to their stories. My last was a gentleman by the name of Butch Bester. Joined the SAAF in 1953 and ended up a test pilot for the Impala jets. He met the Queen of England and shook Winston Churchills hand. He was presented this watch by Ae r Macchi in the early 70's for all the test work he did on these Impala Jets.
What a guy to chat to and so many stories to tell.
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Very nice watch and well earned by him. My father worked on the MRCA programme (Panavia Tornado) in Germany during the seventies. Aermaccchi contributed a lot to that programme and that plane went on to become a key element of both the UK and European defence for the next 25 years.. so we all owe test pilots like Butch a debt of thanks.
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matthewt
·Fantastic! They were all heroes in my eyes.Wonderful story about your Dad......Thanks
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·An 1872 in action! Mirage III
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PauloSummer
·With SA as my home country, these pics are great to see - appreciate the post
There's a similar mirage on display at the Johannesburg Military Museum as you might have seen...its a beast of a machine!
There's a similar mirage on display at the Johannesburg Military Museum as you might have seen...its a beast of a machine!
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janice&fred
·Looks like that bracelet steel loop is in action against the lugs too. And people wonder why I hate those bands...
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matthewt
·Looks like that bracelet steel loop is in action against the lugs too. And people wonder why I hate those bands...
Hope this helps you fall in love with NATO's again.....😀
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janice&fred
·Hope this helps you fall in love with NATO's again
Hows about I'll take the watch and you keep the nato? 😁
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matthewt
·Hows about I'll take the watch and you keep the nato? 😁
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·Last one!
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·I made a promise to wear this watch every September 1st in memory of SAAF Brigadier JJ Conradie who was born and passed on this day.
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