International Space Station Flypasts
The International Space Station (ISS) is an internationally developed research facility that is being assembled in low Earth orbit. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998 and is scheduled for completion by late 2011. The station is expected to remain in operation until at least 2015, and likely 2020. With a greater mass [...]
CTFTC – Diamond Formo Shoot
I was tasked to photograph CTFTC’s (Cape Town Flight Training Centre) two new Diamond DA20 Eclipses. The camera ship was A Cessna 182, flown by Eksteen Du Toit. The Diamonds were flown by Findlay Smith and Colin Gray.
The shoot took place over the beautiful countryside of Franshoek!
Below is a gallery of the shoot, please click [...]
Stellenbosch Fly-In
The article below was published in African Pilot June 2010 edition:
The annual Stellenbosch Fly-In or ‘Fashkosh’ as it has become nicknamed took place on the 8th of May. The fly-in is one of the most popular events on the Western Cape calendar and after an entire week of rain, the aviation community were waiting with [...]
Robin Coss Aviation – RV Formation Shoot
I’ve been a long time fan of the Vans RV 7 so when the opportunity came to be able to shoot a 4 ship RV7/8 formo over Cape Town I jumped at it. The shoot took place on the afternoon of Thursday the first of April. The briefing for the shoot was held at FAFK [...]
Swellendam Fly-In
The article below was published in African Pilot April 2010 edition:
Nestled north east of the Overberg and situated about halfway between George and Cape Town is the small town of Swellendam, population 13 600. Named after Governor Hendrik Swellengrebel in 1743 and next to Cape Town and Stellenbosch, Swellendam is the third oldest magisterial district [...]
SAAF and Luftwaffe Flypast
Operation Good Hope IV is under way in the Cape at the moment so we have the German Luftwaffe here, with 6 x Tornadoes, 2 x Learjets, 2 x Lynx helicopters, an Airbus and 6 x Battleships. Today is a day that will go down in the annals of history as a flypast over the [...]
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Justin de Reuck is a Cape Town based photographer and pilot. I photograph weddings and corporate events but as it once was said: "Shoot what you love" and my love and passion is for aviation. I am an aviation photographer who has had the privilege of having work published all over the world and is an accredited member of the International Society of Aviation Photography Please enjoy browsing through my work. All my images are for sale.
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International Space Station Flypasts
The International Space Station (ISS) is an internationally developed research facility that is being assembled in low Earth orbit. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998 and is scheduled for completion by late 2011. The station is expected to remain in operation until at least 2015, and likely 2020. With a greater mass [...]
CTFTC – Diamond Formo Shoot
I was tasked to photograph CTFTC’s (Cape Town Flight Training Centre) two new Diamond DA20 Eclipses. The camera ship was A Cessna 182, flown by Eksteen Du Toit. The Diamonds were flown by Findlay Smith and Colin Gray. The shoot took place over the beautiful countryside of Franshoek! Below is a gallery of the shoot, please click [...]
Stellenbosch Fly-In
The article below was published in African Pilot June 2010 edition: The annual Stellenbosch Fly-In or ‘Fashkosh’ as it has become nicknamed took place on the 8th of May. The fly-in is one of the most popular events on the Western Cape calendar and after an entire week of rain, the aviation community were waiting with [...]
Robin Coss Aviation – RV Formation Shoot
I’ve been a long time fan of the Vans RV 7 so when the opportunity came to be able to shoot a 4 ship RV7/8 formo over Cape Town I jumped at it. The shoot took place on the afternoon of Thursday the first of April. The briefing for the shoot was held at FAFK [...]
Swellendam Fly-In
The article below was published in African Pilot April 2010 edition: Nestled north east of the Overberg and situated about halfway between George and Cape Town is the small town of Swellendam, population 13 600. Named after Governor Hendrik Swellengrebel in 1743 and next to Cape Town and Stellenbosch, Swellendam is the third oldest magisterial district [...]
SAAF and Luftwaffe Flypast
Operation Good Hope IV is under way in the Cape at the moment so we have the German Luftwaffe here, with 6 x Tornadoes, 2 x Learjets, 2 x Lynx helicopters, an Airbus and 6 x Battleships. Today is a day that will go down in the annals of history as a flypast over the [...]
Farewell to the Yak
ZU-CXK, a Yak 52, which I’ve had the pleasure of flying and using as a camera ship, was sold and has been shipped off to Port Elizabeth. These images are of her last flight at FAFK!
The Avro Shackelton and The SAAF Museum
I was once again invited along to witness the ground run of the awesome Avro Shackelton at Ysterplaat. It’s an experience and a privilege to be able to witness the rumbling of 4 x 2455 HP Rolls Royce Griffons at full taps. This Shackelton has about 100 airframe hours left on her but the aircrew now [...]
