Not to advertise but a really good place to visit on any weekend will definitely be the SAAF Museum Ysterplaat

[u/Ok-Internal942]

[u/Th3J4ck4l-SA]

You guys are really upping your social media game. Nice to see!

[u/Pastlll]

It's for free, but they take donations! They also sell merch and food.

I love going here!

[u/Naive-Inside-2904 → u/Pastlll]

Full marks to them for not charging an admission fee 👏🏽

[u/ThrustGnu8522]

You should definitely go for one of their Shackleton runs too, it’s pretty cool

[u/f0rt1t-ude → u/ThrustGnu8522]

A must see

[u/UnknownErrorX_J]

Wow so cool!

I'll definitely check it out.

[u/pfazadep]

How does one arrange it? Every time I’ve been to Ysterplaat its been almost impossible to get past the booms at the entrance gate

[u/Ok-Internal942 → u/pfazadep]

Go on a Saturday at 9:00am, they will let you in, no bookings nothing

[u/SortByMistakes → u/pfazadep]

According to a quick google search, this weekend there seems to be an open day type thing at the museum.

Though keep in mind Ysterplaat is still an operational base. So make sure you're trying the right enterance.

https://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/history/saaf-museum/locations/ysterplaat

[u/madbradd]

Def gonna take the kids there!

[u/SortByMistakes]

Highly recommended. We had a great time last time we went (my nephews especially lol)

[u/MalfunctioningLoki]

Ysterplaat is so awesome actually - I'm so glad they repainted that Mirage F1 lol

[u/Carcass16B]

Not too advertise but Port Elizabeth also have one,maybe not as fancy but entry is free and it’s makes for a great day out with the grandkids😁

[u/Every-Lobster-6179 → u/Carcass16B]

We pretty much have another airforce museum across the runway in the private hangars with a hawker hunter, a buccaneer and 2X L-29s

[u/ChrisIsEditing]

The planes do look pretty cool :)

[u/Sufficient-Cover720]

I spy a British buccaneer in the back there, additionally what’s the plane in the right of the image? Can only see the wing

[u/SauthEfrican → u/Sufficient-Cover720]

Avro Shackleton. Last airworthy one but training a crew to fly it again would use up its last hours so it just does engine runs.

[u/Adventurous_Coast600]

Mirage F1…. Most beautiful aircraft ever built

[u/helloserve]

My T-shirt is getting a bit worn out. Will be around soon again for another one.

[u/Riantic-]

What is the first jet by the step ladder?

[u/Ok-Internal942 → u/Riantic-]

Candair Sabre

[u/PalpitationWhole9596]

Is our entire Airforce a museum at this point?

[u/BillKay91]

Well said I love that place

[u/Nagvalk83]

That's not a museum, that is our active airforce.