Mirage Squadron

1975•1h 33m

Drama

Lt. Gerhard Muller is the son of a pilot who was killed while flying with the South African Air Force in Korea. At the time his best friend and fellow pilot, Chris Fourie, was the only one to return from their mission and since then there have been various rumours about what happened. Now Gerhard is joining a Mirage squadron at Waterkloof Air Force Base, where Fourie will be his immediate superior. In addition his grandfather, Colonel Greeff, is the base commander. Also joining the squadron is Gerhard's best friend, Martin Bekker, who is the only one who knows about Gerhard's recent dizzy spells. It also emerges that there was a relationship between Gerhard's mother and Commander Fourie before she and his father got married.

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Kavalier Films

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Cast

Barry Trengove

Commandant Chris Fourie

Petru Wessels

Santie Muller

James White

Lieut. Gerhard Muller

Lieb Bester

Lieut. Martin Bekker

Danie Smuts

Colonel Greeff

Sybel Coetzee

Ingrid de Villiers

Moira Downie

Sussara 1

Frances O'Linn

Sussara 2

Colin Sutcliffe

Colonel Donaldson

Fred Wheeler

Flight sergeant

Pierre Venter

Traffic officer

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