The Flying Springbok Reviews
“An absorbing account of a major international airline told against a background of pivotal historic, political, social and technical events. A fascinating and enlightening read.”–Charles Kohlhase, Mission Design Manager, NASA’s Voyager spacecraft interplanetary mission, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California
“This is a great story that includes world history wrapped in the aluminum skin of aviation. It contains extraordinary detail that burrows through wars, racism, determination, success, death and rebirth as South African Airways seeks new life after 2020. It is a wonderful read that should be mandatory for students of history (at) both civil and military schools”.–Brigadier General Bob Jordan, (retired), United States Army
“This is a fascinating tale that covers not only the development of air travel between Southern Africa and the rest of the world but also the too little-known evolution of the great, giant continent of Africa. The detailed aspects on aircraft and the amazingly courageous characters who flew the planes is spellbinding. This is a wonderful window on world history and is not to be missed.”–Captain Stuart Bird-Wilson, (retired), British Special Air Services
“This is a detailed and marvelous history of flying, commercial aviation and South Africa in general. It brought back many memories of my own career. The author has done an outstanding job of research and I highly recommend it to aviation aficionados, historians and general readers everywhere.”–Lieutenant Colonel Ed Reynold, (retired), United States Air Force
The Flying Springbok Reviews
“An absorbing account of a major international airline told against a background of pivotal historic, political, social and technical events. A fascinating and enlightening read.”–Charles Kohlhase, Mission Design Manager, NASA’s Voyager spacecraft interplanetary mission, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California
“This is a great story that includes world history wrapped in the aluminum skin of aviation. It contains extraordinary detail that burrows through wars, racism, determination, success, death and rebirth as South African Airways seeks new life after 2020. It is a wonderful read that should be mandatory for students of history (at) both civil and military schools”.–Brigadier General Bob Jordan, (retired), United States Army
“This is a fascinating tale that covers not only the development of air travel between Southern Africa and the rest of the world but also the too little-known evolution of the great, giant continent of Africa. The detailed aspects on aircraft and the amazingly courageous characters who flew the planes is spellbinding. This is a wonderful window on world history and is not to be missed.”–Captain Stuart Bird-Wilson, (retired), British Special Air Services
“This is a detailed and marvelous history of flying, commercial aviation and South Africa in general. It brought back many memories of my own career. The author has done an outstanding job of research and I highly recommend it to aviation aficionados, historians and general readers everywhere.”–Lieutenant Colonel Ed Reynold, (retired), United States Air Force