The South African Power Flying Association is an independent association affiliated to the Aero Club of South Africa formed in the 1980’s. The Aero Club was formed in 1920 by a group of airman, “Millers Boys”, who had served with the Royal Flying…

The route between London and Cape Town was regarded as one of the challenges for aviators. Parts of the route had been covered but no-one had flown the full distance. In December 1919, the British Air Ministry announced surveys had been completed by the RAF and a…

South Africa was not left out of the interest in aviation that was occurring world wide after the flight by the Wright brothers. John Weston, a civil engineer, began the construction of his own aeroplane in 1907 at Brandfort, in the Free State. He lacked an engine…

Flight in South Africa in the 1870’s – Fact or fiction John Goodman Houshold There is a belief that, in the early 1870’s, John Goodman Houshold and his brother built a glider and launched it from the top of a 300 metre precipice on the farm Der…