South African National Museum of Military History

[dunny]

Hello

Here are some shots from a recent visit to this impressive collection in Johannesburg. Particularly interesting are the captured German types in the collection, especially the unique Me-262 night fighter. More images and a full report can be found here:

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Thanks for looking,
Paul

[Ben Montgomery]

That Bucanneer is a beauty! Just need to paint the nose cone a bit!

Thanks for posting these, great to see

[Vulcan7]

I agree with Ben, great to see some different aircraft from a different part of the world!

Thanks for taking the time to post these

Joe

[Mustang531]

Thanks for sharing these, another museum I'd like to visit one day. The other rarity is the Hawker Hartbees in the last shot, I suppose that's what they called the Hart over there.

[raptor9]

Was there in 2005. There are very nice museums in S A!.{Beautiful country but has a lot wrong with it, sadly!] I was never quite sure why the 262 ended up there.

[Mustang531]

At the end of the war, various bits of enemy equipment were presented to British Commonwealth nations that had supported British forces during the conflict. The museum also has a pair of 109s, FW190 and a Fieseler Storch on display. I assume they may have some military vehicles too. Similarly there are some enemy aircraft in Australia. Hope this answers the question.

[raptor9]

Mustang. Of course. Read the info at the time, but info lost in my old age!. I had some lovely vidoe's of all my museums over the years, but as most of my Airshow and traveling friends are departed I have disposed of them. I think that there was a Mosquito [a wooden one!!] suspended in the roof there, or maybe it was at Ysterplatt.

[F3]

Yes. That Me-162 is an impressive beast - along with the Buccaneer (built to last in Yorkshire).