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Silver Falcons Ready for Annual Bethlehem Airshow 2019 this weekend
The South African Airforce Silver Falcons Aerobatic team will be making their way to the eastern Free State this Wednesday as they get ready for the Bethlehem Airshow this Saturday the 24th August 2019.The aircraft and crew are based at Air Force Base Langebaanweg in the Western Cape.
The team made up of five Pilatus PC7MKIIs which will grace the skies over Bethlehem. Their last show in Bethlehem was in 2017.The team is lead by Major Omphile Matlone, Major Tian Stander, Major Bheki Shabungu and Major Sivu Tangana. The teams GLO Captain Xander Albasini.
A new member of the team is also in training at the moment and will be made public to the media soon. Other aircraft that will be taking part in the show will be a SAAF Gripen from 2 Squadron,44 Squadron CASA 212 and Oryx/A109 and the Golden Eagles Parachute Display Team.The likes of Little Annie AN2,Puma Flying Lions, Raptor Rvs and a lot more.
Bethlehem is a large town in the eastern Free State province of South Africa that is situated on the Liebenbergs river along a fertile valley just north of the Rooiberg Mountains on the N5 road.
Radio Station OFM will be broadcasting live from the spectacular Bethlehem Airshow on Saturday the 24th of August 2019.
Venue: Bethlehem Airfield
Date: 24 August 2019 (08:00 – 16:30)
Cost: R70 (adults), R20 (children 3-12), Free (kids under 3);
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Bethlehem Free State Airshow 2018
Central South Africa in the town of Bethlehem took to the Dihlabeng skies on August 25th,with their annual airshow.This show is always known as one of the colder airshows on the airshow circuit,but the crowds still flocked to the Airshow to see some of the top aerobatic and airshow display performers on the South African Airshow scene. With the low cloud conditions in the morning of the show,some participants manged to get through the weather and made sure they wouldn’t miss the show.
Half scale Tucano
Friday the day before the show some of the pilots arrived as they made a full weekend of the show. Little Annie provided short flips for the youth who have never tasted the thrill of flight. Little Annie is definitely flown a lot of the youth at small town Airshows. These guys are truly making an impact of the youth and are sure creating future pilots for South Africa.
Young Aviator
The Capital Sounds team provided the sound and information on each aircraft on the day,thanks to Leon Du Plessis, Col Keith Fryer, Elvis Manene, Ricky Fouche,’Lappies’ Labuschangne and Francios Schutte. Safety Directors were none other then col Francios ‘Hosepipe’ Hanekom and Pete Graham. Ramp Boss kept the aircraft safe out of the ramp in charge was Col Keith Andrews and Nigel Musgrave.
Capital Sounds Team
The show started off with a gyrocopter display flown by Matt Zalewski,the AN2 ‘Little Annie’ was tasked at taking the eleven Skydivers though the thick clouds,their canopy appeared through them as they were opened. The Brakpan based Randolph sponsored Boeing Stearman was up next flown by Boeing Captain Ivan Van Der Schaar. The sleek line on the canvas made great photo oppurtnities. Team Extreme were up next with their always high impact show. The two Pitts Teams the Cows and Goodyear Eagles put on their high energy aerobatic sequence. Little Annie the AN2 completed a polished display and then decided to race a tractor, something new to the airshow scene. The Puma Flying Lions flew a three-ship display.
Gyrocopter
Paradrop from ‘Little Annie’
Boeing Stearman
Team Extreme
Jason Beamish
The Cows Taillifts Team
Goodyear Eagles Pitts S2B
‘Little Annie’ AN2 ZU-JLM
Little Annie racing a tractor
A Trubo Thrush did a water bombing demo and Bell 222 from Henely Air, provided a near ‘Airwolf’ movie scene with the roar of the blade3s beating through the skies. Conrad Botha and Andrew Blackwood Murray provided solo aerobatic sequences.
Turbo Thrush
Bell 222
Slick 360
Nashua Extra 300
Thanks to Stephan Fourie and Khotso on another Bethlehem Airshow. See you next year!
