This was the personal plane of Mozambican president Samora Machel. On a flight from Mbala in Zambia to Mozambique's capital, Maputo, on 19 October 1986 the aircraft crashed at Mbuzini, in the (then) Transvaal on the border between South Africa and Mozambique. There is a certain level of controversy connected with this event, ranging from pilot error to false VOR signals. The official report concluded that it was a controlled flight into terrain.

Taken during the Prince of Wales' official visit to Swaziland

First flown at Hurn on 29 August 1957 at Hurn as part of an order for BOAC Associated Companies. The first operator was Middle East Airlines where c/n 240 flew as OD-ACU. MEA sub-leased OD-ACU to Jersey Airlines before purchasing it from BOAC for lease to Jordan Airways in 1961. Returned to MEA in 1964, it was sold to Air Rhodesia as VP-WAR in 1968. In 1976 it was sold to Aviation Hire & Travel as ZS-JPU and leased to Swazi Air. Re-registered 3D-AAL the same year, it remained on lease to Swazi until 1979 when returned for lease to Air Rhodesia. Sold to Air Zimbabwe in 1981 and scrapped in 1986

Sold to Swaziland at the end of 1990, this Cessna 402C is seen at Mataspha with the Swazi registration crudely applied alongside its former Danish registration.

When then Rhodesia was embargoed by the United Nations, it retaliated by closing the border to Zambia, cutting off the supply lines for among other things fuel. The Zambian Government acquired two Hercules that operated in the national colours with the Zambian civil aviation ensign on the tail.

The former D-ADBO, named Berlin with Lufthansa, being prepared for a short three-month lease to Zambia Airways at Lufthansa Technik in Frankfurt.

The former D-ADBO, named Berlin with Lufthansa, being prepared for a short three-month lease to Zambia Airways at Lufthansa Technik in Frankfurt.

This Alouette also served with the Rhodesian Air Force as 5672 on loan from the SAAF

ZS-LKG lost an engine on approach JNB on 18 November 1988. It is seen on the site where it came to grief.

ZS-LKG lost an engine on approach JNB on 18 November 1988. It is seen on the site where it came to grief.

The Royal Flight at Jinja in Uganda with Royal Standard Flying even though the Queen was not present - she was inspecting the 5th Batallion, King's African Rifles at the time. The crew is l to r Engineering Officer Cardwell, Captain Pat Travers, Captain Eri Morris, Radio Officer Derek Rhodes, and Steward George Matthews.