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7 Mar 2013

Umhlanga Rocks

by Allan Jackson | posted in: InfoRequests | 3

My informant Douglas Beveridge has sent in a picture of an aircraft (believed to be a Kittyhawk fighter**) being recovered from Umhlanga Beach in 1942. Does anyone know anything about the crash? ** Added 15 April 2013: See comments below for what … Read More

1942, aviation, crash, Kittyhawk
30 Aug 2012

Musgrave Centre

by Allan Jackson | posted in: Mini Memories | 38

My informant John Taylor wrote in with some memories of an earlier version of Musgrave Centre: Hi Allan, It’s probably fair to say that Musgrave Centre in its original form was the first suburban shopping centre in Durban. As I … Read More

aviation, Centre, Gwilt's, Musgrave, Supermarket, Wings

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