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A tribute to SAA flight SA228

On Saturday 20 April 1968, South African Airways flight SA228 from Johannesburg crashed seconds after take-off from Windhoek’s then J.G. Strijdom Airport just before 21:00. Twelve crew members and 111 passengers died. Five passengers survived the crash. The Boeing 707-344C, Read more…


Flight SA406 – The Rietbok’s last flight

I have done extensive research in archival records to add details to the crew and passenger manifest. This article is a record of who they were. On Monday, 13 March 1967, South African Airways flight SA406 took off from Port Read more…