Museum and Clubhouse
Within the confines of the Johannesburg Light Plane Club clubhouse is a small Museum with a fascinating collection of photographs, artefacts and memorabilia from the bygone days of aviation at the original Baragwanath airfield as well as from the new.
The Club is constantly on the outlook for memorabilia and will be most grateful for contributions and donations. Please Contact us should you wish to make a donation of any historic aviation memorabilia relating to JLPC and Baragwanath.
Memorabilia
Perhaps the best example of mixing business and pleasure was Otto Thaning and his two Beechcraft 17L aircraft (later known as Staggerwings) both registered as ZS-BBC. Thaning, a Danish gentleman who came to South Africa as the representative of a Swiss-German company that sold equipment to the mines, decided that flying would give him the edge over his competitors, by allowing him to travel at speed to prospective clients. He learnt to fly at Baragwanath, first owned a de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth, also registered ZS-BBC, this being the acronym for the company he represented. The Staggerwing was raced by Thaning in two Governor-General’s Cup Air Races. Thaning also used the aircraft to undertake a “Round the Union” flight on 30 December 1935 in which he flew Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Johannesburg in 18 hours. Both Staggerwings were white with red markings, the same colours as the Danish flag.
Otto Thaning and one of his Beechcraft Staggerwings: ZS-BBC 
Old Clear Nitrate Dope can 
Warren Percy Memorial Trophy 
Display cabinet 
Propeller Clock – on loan from Don Lucas 
Competition Trophies, Flour Bombing and Balloon Buster – on loan from Courtney and Patrick Watson 
Display of air show programmes from June 1968, July 1969 and August 1972, aircraft models and Cape Town to Goodwood picture. 
Cape Town to Goodwood – on loan from Courtney Watson 
Painting of de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth c/n 1147 ZS-ABM by Alan Hindle circa 1960
Further examples of Alan’s paintings of aircraft can be seen on the page dedicated to his works of art.
Commemorative Mugs
| Date | Inscription | Aircraft | Reg |
|---|---|---|---|
| (unknown) | Presented to The Officer’s Mess No. 1 Air School by Lt. A. J. Fergusson | ||
| 1917-07 | Canary “Rod” Rod Douglas. July 1917 D.H.6. Egypt | DH.6 | |
| 1917-07 | Canary “Tommy” C. R. Thompson July 1917 Maurice Farman (Rumpety) England | Maurice Farman | |
| 1933-05-06 | D. D. Longmore 6-5-33 G-AASM | DH.60M Moth | G-AASM |
| 1934-04-17 | Canary “Harry” G. H. Cotton 17-4-34 Gipsy Moth ZS-ABH Baragwanath | DH.60G Gipsy Moth | ZS-ABH |
| 1937-05-10 | N. J. Pretorius 10 5 37 ZS-AHK | DH.60G III Moth Major | ZS-AHK |
| 1937-05-13 | D. R. Judd 13-5-1937 ZS-AKE | DH.82A Tiger Moth | ZS-AKE |
| 1937-05-18 | R. A. Von Maltitz 13 5 37 ZS-AHK | DH.60G III Moth Major | ZS-AHK |
| 1939-05-03 | H. D. Reid 3-5-39 ZS-AJA | DH.82A Tiger Moth | ZS-AJA |
| 1939-05-04 | L. E. Leon 4-5-39 ZS-AKE | DH.82A Tiger Moth | ZS-AKE |
Model Aircraft
A number of model aircraft can be found hanging from the roof of the clubhouse.
A SpaceWalker radio controlled model plane on loan from Dr. Frank Bonfils-Persson 
de Havilland Canada Beaver – on loan from Andrew Robinson 
de Havilland Super Chipmunk – on loan from Andrew Robinson 
Zlin 326 – permanent display 
Klemm KL25 – on loan from Andrew Robinson 
Kellett Autogiro – on loan from Andrew Robinson 
Super Pitts – on loan from Andrew Robinson