South African Airways Museum Society

South African Airways Museum Society
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Established1986
LocationRand Airport, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa
Coordinates26°14′30″S 28°09′34″E / 26.241799°S 28.159343°E / -26.241799; 28.159343
TypeAviation museum
Websitewww.saamuseum.co.za

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]

  1. ^ "Airplane graveyards". news24.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Introduction". saamuseum.co.za. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  3. ^ "The aviation museum of South Africa". aviationmuseum.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.