Tribute to a fallen Aviator

My Lady the Tail Dragger

For those of you familiar with my blog you may have noticed an Ebook advertised in the right hand gutter called 'My Lady the Tail Dragger' which was written by a South African pilot called Andre Balt.

Tragically he was killed on the 5th of April by rebels in north Congo at a provincial airport.

Sadly I never got to meet Andre in person, he was/is regarded as a real legend in South African Aviation. Friends of mine had the privilege to fly with Andre Balt on various contracts around the African continent and they have nothing but the uttermost respect for the old Aviator.