• Aircraft:

  Aero Vodochody L-29

• Reg: ZU-CYI photos
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• Airline: Private
• Photo Date: Sep 22, 2006
• Uploaded: Sep 30, 2006
• Ysterplaat Air Base - FAYP, South Africa

This photograph taken at the 2006 Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo is of Sasol Tiger pilot Martin van Straten. It was taken approximately 20 minutes before he was sadly and tragically killed in this aircraft while doing an aerobatic display. The aircraft plunged into the sea off of Cape Town, the cause at the time of submitting this photo is still unknown. This is probably one of the last photos taken of this aircraft and of Martin. Goodbye to a great aviator!

Photographer

Aircraft

Airborne and heading back home

Stephan Rossouw ZU-CYI

1,442 0 0 Aero Vodochody L-29

Performing at the Rand Sasol Jozi Airshow

Stephan Rossouw ZU-CYI

1,411 0 0 Aero Vodochody L-29

"The Flying Tigers" as the team is called

Stephan Rossouw ZU-CYI

1,452 0 0 Aero Vodochody L-29

Photo location

One of the very few public outings of XP693

Gerard Griessel ZU-BEY

2,503 1 1 English Electric Lightning F.6

Renier Siebrits 6875

2,754 0 0 Douglas C-47TP Turbo-Dakota

Renier Siebrits 3912

2,600 2 0 Saab JAS-39C Gripen

Photographer

Justin de Reuck ZS-YDE

4,037 10 0 Embraer 190-200IGW

Hangar 51's newly restored L-29 over False Bay in Cape Town

Justin de Reuck ZU-DNX

4,093 75 1 Aero L-29 Delfin

Leading Edge Aviation's Fire Fighting Huey displays at the Stellenbosch Airshow

Justin de Reuck ZT-REV

2,149 20 0 Bell UH-1H Iroquois