South African Airways Museum Society
Aviation museum in Gauteng, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The South African Airways Museum Society is an aviation museum based at Rand Airport in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa. The museum was founded in 1986 and houses a collection of South African Airways memorabilia such as photos and aircraft scale models. The museum also has a collection of static display aircraft including two Boeing 747s donated to them in 2004 and 2006.[1] The museum is funded by entrance fees to the museum and by renting out the aircraft interiors for corporate functions.[2] The flying aircraft of the museum are known as the South African Historic Flight collection, the aircraft are owned by the South African Airways Museum Society and are leased to the company Skyclass Aviation, who operate them for charter usage.[3]
Established | 1986 |
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Location | Rand Airport, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa |
Coordinates | 26.241799°S 28.159343°E / -26.241799; 28.159343 |
Type | Aviation museum |
Website | www |