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Written by I.M.G. IPMS SA Media Group
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 |
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Page 9 of 60  Unveiled at a special ceremony
| On the evening of 16 September 2008 during a lavish cocktail party (and in true military style), the new Silver Falcons were unveiled. The paint shop at AFB Ysterplaat was transformed from a work area to a function area. Behind a black curtain stood a PC-7 MkII in a newly painted colour scheme in waiting. Complete with smoke, laser lights and dramatic music the curtain dropped to reveal a dark blue PC-7 with a white and silver falcon on the side, the South Africa flag on the tail, diagonal lines on the upper wing surfaces and a feather-like effect covering almost the entire underside of the aircraft. Maj Scott Ternett accepted the logbook of the aircraft before the Chief of the Air Force, Lt. Gen. C. Gagiano addressed the guests. He was also presented with a print of the new scheme, still unframed with the paint “still wet” as it was printed only a short while before the ceremony. It was a proud team and an even prouder Chief of the Air Force that took delivery of the newly painted aircraft.
|  New no 3 - Maj Alex MacPhail welcoming Lt Buti Tsebe |
| To commemorate the occasion, a limited number of booklets were printed, describing the process and showcasing the Silver Falcons in the new colour scheme over Cape Town. Although the Falcons flew over Cape Town the week prior to AAD 2008, no-one could really make-out what they looked like and the public had to wait until the opening ceremony of AAD when they flew the 1st official display in the new colours. |  Book on the new colour scheme |
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