Still in the basic maritime colours of the South African Air Force, this former 27 Squadron Albatross, as the type was known in SAAF service, is here seen as a gate guardian at Port Elizabeth Airport. During the 1960s, the South African Air Force recognized the requirement for an inshore maritime patrol and fisheries surveillance aircraft. With an already established relationship with Piaggio the P-166 was chosen. Named Albatross in SAAF service, the first was delivered in October 1969; 887 was delivered in March 1970. The fleet was retired in 1992/1993 and replaced by Dakotas, the very aircraft the Albatross replaced. 887 was sold as ZU-ABV in July 1992 and later went to the SAAF Museum Port Elizabeth.