SAAF Hawk mk120 "Gannet" (85Sqn, 45th Aniversary. 2012)
The Hawk Mk 120 jet trainer (serial 267) features a stylised Gannet over a black tail and was painted to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the flying school.
85 Combat Flying School (85 CFS), based at Air Force Base Makhado in the Limpopo province, is the South African Air Force's jet flight-training and combat operations school and is the sole SAAF unit to operate the Hawk aircraft. The school's emblem features a Gannet bird which was first introduced in September 1992.
Much thanks
Mark
