| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 884 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Piaggio P-166 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Piaggio P-166 |
| Aircraft Version: | Piaggio P-166S Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 446 |
| Operator Titles: | South Africa - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 27 Sqn |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | MargateMap |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FAMG IATA: MGH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 29 May 1987 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 817496 |
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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; 884 was delivered the same December. The fleet was retired in 1992/1993 and replaced by Dakotas, the very aircraft the Albatross replaced. 884 was sold as ZS-NJX in June 1993. Written off 14 August 2011 in a controlled flight into terrain accident at Mamotswiri Peak near Tzaneen, Limpopo. Photographer unknown This photo was added on 16 June 2025, and has since been viewed 98 times. |