Flying the SAAF Mirage F1 | Cobus Toerien (Part 1) 

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@@rztrzt cheers!

@@Aircrewinterview Thanks for sharing and posting. Toerien, Le Grange, Wehmeyer, Gagiano, Turner and all those other esteemed gentlemen being the SAAF Vlamgatte were by far the best. Salute you gentlemen! Gerrit Duvenhage

I've been to Waferkloof AFB, and what struck me is how small the F1 is. It's really small.

I can't understand a word of what he's saying

Cheers Michiel.

It is indeed.

Agree.

All the Mirage series, III, F1 and 2000 are gorgeous aircraft. 3 generations of fighter jets in a row. But the F1 is my favorite of the 3 indeed.

Facts

Glad you're enjoying them.

Thanks William.

Hey Will! I Think I might live next to you guys are you in Texas? Is the CT / CR upgraded to glass cockpit or is it setup like the CC or CEs of old? If you guys are in camo livery I’ve seen your jets and love them

@Eternal Peace Greece but I used an emoji instead of the world what GR?

I'm ex-SAAF National Service and ex-Atlas Aircraft. I've never heard that story before, I would love to hear it. So either you can type it out here, or get your dad to tell it on the channel 🙂Or both 🙂

I know F1 CZ 203, the other F1 that claimed a MIG kill, is at Ysterplaat and has Cobus Toerien’s name on it

@@RB28v 203 is at Swartkop with Johann Venter's name on it. 213 is at Ysterplaat with Cobus' name.

Cheers Martin.

Ah bless him! Future fighter pilot in the making!

Same here. One of the fastest looking jets ever.

True. The interview with Kaiser tufail gave a better decprition if DACT with the F1

Glad you enjoyed it.

You can always donate a few Rafales if you like. We won't say no.

SAAF barely fly something ..anymore,

He's clearly not a gentleman considering what a disgusting government he fought for.

@@masterofalltrades_ If you come over here, I guess you must be having some interest in aviation cause that's what's it all about, talking to the gentlemen Mr. Cobus Toerien who flew the SAAF Mirage F-1CZ and Mirage IIIEZ and his experience in doing so. It's not about the South African government from the past, that's a different topic. If you feel the need to discuss this political topic, well, I am sure you find what you are looking for on the www. But this post here is purely all about aviation.

Hi George - dankie en hoop dit gaan goed! Ek soen nou eers al die comments! Groetnis

Might be, but Saffas don't cheat in rugby and cricket 🙂

Glad you enjoyed it mate.

Cheers mate.

Thank you.

Cheers!

2nd .... no1 spot must go to the Rafale mate. :-)

Cheers Graham.

Cheers

You are right....a kite would be too complicated.....maybe they could fly an A4 sheet of paper folded to be a paper glider....

An atypical white South African reaction. You idiots never change.

Thanks

Hi Christopher - a long wait, but the book will be published in Aug if all goes well - The MIG Diaries by Lionel Reid!

@@cobustoerien8615 Thanks Cobus! My wife is doing some research for a chap in Portugal, so it would help a great deal. Somehow, there's not really so much about the air war in Angola.

I shall try and find out more info.

@@Aircrewinterview The book is The MIG Diaries by Lionel Reid, to be published in Aug 23!

South Africa had their own nuclear and space program back in the day.

@@K1Vernon wow! Didn't know that

The SAAF was very professional and Capable up thru the early 1990’s. I felt it was dealt a bad hand when the SAAF had to disbanded so many SQDN’s and where only left with 2nd Squadron as the lone fast Jet unit. As a American I was very impressed by SA capabilities U Darter, HMD before anyone else and the Cheetah C. Much love and respect for South Africa.

Piet Truter a retired Airline Captain living in Paarl, Marl Moses sadly passed due to cancer a few years ago!

If it is the book about the Mirage F1 in the service it is probably Vlamgat by Dick Lord.(Sorry this is a older book, not a new one. Still a great read)

The MIG Diaries by Lionel Reid, due in Aug 2023

@@cobustoerien8615 Dankie Oom!

No SA would be stretched to do that and not have that capability

Mytrh for sure!

Prima

The one where things still worked, mate.

A music lover I presume....🤪😂

As someone who was tangentially involved in the fight, it was easy to motivate us when you had pricks like Robert McBride blowing up Magoos Bar, and calling him a prick is justified by his criminal career years later. Also, many other restaurants bombed, and limpid mines in garbage cans on public streets where many innocent passers by of all races were blown up, etc. Apartheid was obviously morally indefensible, and things should have been arranged differently in 1910 when the then Union of South Africa was formed. The "threat" that justified the entire border war and all that was about as valid as the "domino theory" which caused all those deaths in Southeast Asia in the 50's and 60's. It was a different time and many people thought the threat was so real that little kiddies in US schools were trained to hide under their desks should the missiles come. The actual truth is that invading another country to make them your friends (or something) is about the dumbest thing a country can do - ask Vladolf Putler about that one.

I would like to state that you do not have to be a historian to fight for what you believe in is right, just as you believe it was not just!

@@dougerrohmer I concur 100%

@@dougerrohmer Ok Douger Rohmer, you say that you were so-called "tangentially involved in the fight," then please explain what fights exactly were you involved in because even Operation Protea was one big hoax, a big deal made out of absolutely nothing, bombing a little community called a so-called "terrorist camp" by Naspers who are now owned and controlled by international Globalists. You white young guys were not bad people but you were fooled and manipulated by the same Globalist Elites who now instruct Ramaphosa and the ANC. You were young and gullible and were fooled big time which is always the case all around the world including Vietnam and Iraq. Why do you think the Globalist Elites never send to their children to fight Wars? While you were fighting a useless stupid and expensive "war", your white leaders were doing deals in the background with the Globalists to hand power over to the black ANC Government. What a total waste of time.