Impala twin seat Mk1 Fighter Jet

Vehicle

Mine & Military Museum - Springs

Mk1 jet twin seater #577 donated from Swartkop Museum , Pretoria.

Name/Title

Impala twin seat Mk1 Fighter Jet

Description

The Impala was based on the Italian 1956 Aermacchi MB-326. The first 16 imported from Italy and the subsequent 135 built as single seater, Mk2 and two seater MMk1. They used a Bristol-Siddeley Viper turbojet engine.

Make and Manufacture

Manufacturer

Atlas Corp

Manufacture Place

* Untyped Manufacture Place

Pretoria

Manufacture Date

circa July 1978 - circa May 1989

Make and Manufacture Notes

Originally Aermacchi MB-326

Dimensions

Height

3.6 m

Width

10.5 m

Length

10 m

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Donated by Swartkop