Aircraft Photo of ZS-JIH | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400B | South Africa - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	ZS-JIH
Aircraft Original Type:	De Havilland D.H. 125
Aircraft Generic Type:	Hawker Siddeley HS-125 (Dominie)
Aircraft Version:	Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400B
C/n (msn):	25260
Operator Titles:	(South Africa - Air Force)

Location
City / Airport:	Polokwane - InternationalMap
Country:	South Africa
Airport Codes:	ICAO: FAPP IATA: PTG Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	September 1992
Photo from:	Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID:	858483

Photo Comment
The SAAF's 21 Sqd took delivery of four DH.125s in 1970. It was named Mercurius in SAAF service. Three were lost when they flew into Devil's Peak outside Cape Town on 26 May 1971 while taking part in the rehearsal for the Republic Day celebrations. ZS-JIH was one of three replacments delivered in January 1972. Intially the fleet carried military serial numbers and national insignia. ZS-JIH was 07, but moved to the civilian register in May 1984 and flew in this discrete colour scheme. Photographer unknown This photo was added on 23 October 2025, and has since been viewed 65 times.

Photo Comment

The SAAF's 21 Sqd took delivery of four DH.125s in 1970. It was named Mercurius in SAAF service. Three were lost when they flew into Devil's Peak outside Cape Town on 26 May 1971 while taking part in the rehearsal for the Republic Day celebrations. ZS-JIH was one of three replacments delivered in January 1972. Intially the fleet carried military serial numbers and national insignia. ZS-JIH was 07, but moved to the civilian register in May 1984 and flew in this discrete colour scheme. Photographer unknown

This photo was added on 23 October 2025, and has since been viewed 65 times.

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