26 November 1968 – While returning to base from another mission, Air Force 1st Lt. James P. Fleming and four other Bell UH-1F helicopter pilots get an urgent message from an Army Special Forces team pinned down by enemy fire. Although several of the other helicopters had to leave the area because of low fuel, Lieutenant Fleming and another pilot pressed on with the rescue effort. The first attempt failed because of intense ground fire, but refusing to abandon the Army green berets, Fleming manag

WATCH || SA Air Force Flexes Mission Readiness Muscle at Ditholo Training Centre. The Chief of the South African Air Force, Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo made his way to Ditholo in Hammanskraal, on the outskirts of Tshwane North on 17 August 2022 to touch base with the members forming part of Exercise Winter Solstice (EX WS) FTX 2022 and strengthen ties with the local stakeholders. Information by Captain Tebogo August || Ad Astra Magazine || SA Air Force and Footage by Freddie Mashawana || 5