Friends of the South African Air Force Museum
Who are we?
The Friends are a voluntary non-profit organisation run by civilians dedicated to the preservation and display of the history and aircraft of the South African Air Force (SAAF).
The Friends are primarily concerned with providing the SAAF Museum with support in three areas including fund-raising, maintenance and restoration work. The Friends of the SAAF Museum are divided into three branches with one located at the Cape Town branch of the SAAF Museum at Ysterplaat, the second at Swartkop Air Force Base in Centurion and the third in Port Elizabeth. The Cape Town branch was officially formed in 1984.
Membership of the Friends is open to all and although we provide support to the SAAF Museum, we do not receive any funds from the SAAF or the government. Members who wish to work on displays or undertake tasks may join various work parties doing restoration, refurbishment and preservation where necessary. Others can help man the Museum shop or undertake research.
Members of the FSAAFM next to a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp at the Harvard club after a very interesting lecture on how this beautiful engine works and how it served in the SAAF.
Members of the FSAAFM next to a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp at the Harvard club after a very interesting lecture on how this beautiful engine works and how it served in the SAAF.