Saaf pilots wing worn

Buy SAAF WW2 SILVER PILOTS WING SWEETHEART BROOCH for R850.00

   Welcome to MT's Collectables. Our goal is to offer good quality collectables at reasonable prices. International bidders are welcome, but should take note of the international shipping charges. We are happy to combine orders to save on shipping. We do not make use of discreet listings, this is to keep all transactions transparent and without question. Items will be dispatched on Mondays and Tuesdays. Payment is due within 7 days of auction end if alternative arrangements are not made. We are reasonable, so talk to us and see what we can do to help. Have a good look at the pictures provided, these are of the actual item you are bidding on and form a vital part of the description. We do not close our auctions early, so please don't ask. We believe in a fair system where everybody has an equal opportunity. Happy bidding and thanks for taking the time to view our items.   Up for auction is a SAAF Bullion Wire Pilot Wing.   Happy bidding

Here we have on auction a mint still sealed intact and complete SAAF pilots' issue survival fishing kit (sourced from the UK and containing quality kit, lures and spinners etc. worth a lot these days as individual items!). These boxed kits are typically carried int he worn survival vest of operational SAAF pilots for emergencies when aircraft are downed. Please see the pics for further detail and as a confirmation of the item and its condition as on auction.The kit opened and used to take hotos is exactly the same as the STILL SEALED kit being auctioned here. Please note that the camo used as a background is not included in this auction. Postage quotes supplied at close of successful auction depending on the winning bidder and his/ her location! Please note that I can only currently dispatch or post parcels on Saturdays due to work commitments (I do also have a day job!). Paypal gladly accepted for foreign or overseas buyers! Happy bidding!!! Matchbox shown for scale purposes only! list of the fishing kit, survivals contents;  The actual piece on auction shown below;                            

Buy SAAF COTTON EMBROIDERED COMMANDO PILOTS WING- 2PINS- WORN PRE 2003 for R170.00

 3 rd pattern in cloth..worn wartime and post war.English and Afrikaans. LOCAL BUYER R110 POSTNET OVERSEAS BIDDER SEE AIRMAIL OPTION

SAAF Pilots wings and half wings. 50 badges in total.  Please note that the Silver metal Half wing on the EO group has been substituted with a Gold Metal Half wing.        Please note policy with regards to SAPO Postal shipping under shipping options.   Shipping. Couriered to your door at R110-00 within the borders of S.A Post office R60-00 International customers please ask for shipping costs. For insured parcel ad 3% to total value PLEASE READ SHIPPING and PAYMENT CONDITIONS with regards to SA POSTAL SERVICES.   Please ask about rates when c ombining items.   PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE VIEWED ALL PICTURES CAREFULLY AS PICTURES FORM AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION This item is an vintage/ antique item and by bidding you do understand it as such. No guarantee or warranty is offered or implied on any vintage / antique items. The item is sold as is. If there is any questions please do not hesitate to ask.  

Buy original & worn (velcro backing) Swaziland para/ pilots (?) wing brevet (lurex wire and silk) badge for R350.00

  ORIGINAL WW2 SAAF pilots and navigators wing lot of 2 badges in cloth.Both have been worn and taken off uniforms.SOLD AS A SET LOCAL BUYER R110 POSTNET OVERSEAS BIDDER AIRMAIL R220

  ORIGINAL  and very rare uniform  that not many individuals had the need to own or wear as part of the SAAF. Prior to the war, this uniform would been worn for full dress occasions such as parades, funerals, royal functions, and only by career officers of which there were few. Many officers did not own uniforms like this as they were expensive and simply rented them. The dark blue tunic is worn with  red striped stirrup pants and patent leather boots with spurs. White gloves were regulation.  The tunic features a row of oversized  solid brass gilt buttons that are not found on any other uniform. This style was part of the army tradition that had carried on since the time of the RFC and the first world war. The later RAF had long since disbanded this style but since the SAAF retained army ranks and traditions, this uniform was retained. The high red collar features  beautifully embroidered SAAF collar devices, surmounted on a red wool high collar and outlined in gold wire russian braid. The full dress SAAF wing is  hand embroidered in bullion thread.  The pointed gilt bordered  sleeves are similar to the uniforms worn during the first world war and became obsolete by the twenties. Once WWII arrived, these uniforms were never worn again. This uniform for sale is missing the shoulder boards,the pilot wing is loose and so is one collar badge One button on the sidecap has been replaced by a Italian WW2 button and the cap badge is missing Label is intact in pocket of tunic.Tunic is a medium size with armpit to armpit being 46 cm.The pants is a 30 inch waist. SOLD AS A LOT,tunic,side cap and pants Last photo that we have  below is what it should look like restored and is only put here for show. LOCAL BUYER PAYS R280 POSTNET OVERSEAS BIDDER AIRMAIL OPTION OF R1280.00 DUE TO WEIGHT OF UNIFORM  

This book captures the experience of the South African Air Force helicopter pilot as never before; from 'rookie' to seasoned combat aviator in one of history's most intense counter-insurgency conflicts - the South African Border War. Nick Lithgow's work relates the gruelling endurance of SADF National Service and its grind, grind, grind... until one day, helicopter drills with an SAAF Puma, saw him optimistically apply for pilot training. Called to Pretoria, Nick completed the mandatory tests before returning to the Border to complete his duty. At the end of his National Service, Nick was surprised to receive instructions to report to the Air Force Gymnasium in Valhalla. Here he began training began in earnest with Harvard fixed wing trainers and the Impala jet, before long Nick had progressed to rotary aircraft - training on the Alouette and graduating to the Puma under the guidance of one of the SAAF's legendary instructors, 'Monster Wilkins'. An operational tour in Rhodesia followed with deployment to the South West African/Namibian Border. Here Search and Rescue, troop carrying and close air support operations became the order of the day -an intense cycle of briefings and operations with the ever present threat of small arms fire and surface to air missiles. LZ Hot!  is an unrivaled work - it relates the drama of recovering downed fighter pilots under fire, responding to the horror of mine-strikes with soldiers dreadfully injured and needing urgent evacuation, or deep penetration operations into Angola in support of South African Special Forces. It also relates the candour of mess life, the characters and incidents that amuse, delivering much needed relief from the demands of operational flying - Nick's accounts of mess dinner high-jinks are especially entertaining and will be recognisable to all who have served! Flying mountain rescue missions and responding to terrifying shipwrecks, a crazed Military Policeman during a casevac, Lithgow takes all in his stride. LZ Hot!  is a stunning, captivating read. Paperback, 176 pages 16 colour & b/w photos.  Published December 2012