The South African Navy & Marine and Coastal Management: The Eagles Have Landed http://navy.org.za/articles/2007/07/30/the-eagles-have-landed en-us 40 The South African Navy & Marine and Coastal Management - Unofficial Site The Eagles Have Landed <p>On Friday morning, the 13th of July 2007, the first two Super Lynx 300 Mk64 touched South African soil when they were unloaded from the Antonov An-124 freighter aircraft that delivered them to Cape Town International Airport. The nose of the aircraft opened to allow the unloading of the two Lynx helicopters, as well as a consignment of spares and ground support equipment.</p> <p><img src="/files/lynx16.jpg" width=500 /><br /> <i>Ready for Take-off on first flight in RSA - Image: SA Navy</i></p> <p>The event was witnessed by Col Jakes Jacobs (representing Director Air Force Acquisition), Lt Col Rob Sproul (Project Officer Project MAULSTIC) and R Adm(JG) Kevin Watson (Project Director Project SITRON), amongst the eager group of participants at the airport.</p> Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:41:00 +0000 urn:uuid:88b5ff0f-dedf-4f4f-bfb5-03bfd59e92bd admin http://navy.org.za/articles/2007/07/30/the-eagles-have-landed Aircraft Air Force Navy Lynx http://navy.org.za/articles/trackback/878