PIERRE VAN RYNEVELD AIRPORT

Aviation enthusiasts will go to Upington Airport. These facilities were very active during the war against Swapo in Namibia and the Cubans in Angola. General Van Ryneveld made the first flight from England to Cape Town in 1920 and the first direct flight from Pretoria to Cape Town in 1927. Founder of the South African Air Force, he commanded the South African Forces engaged with the Allies during the Second World War.