The Short Springbok was a two-seat, all-metal reconnaissance biplane produced for the British Air Ministry in the 1920s. All together six aircraft of...
9 KB (935 words) - 22:42, 13 December 2024
The springbok or springbuck (Antidorcas marsupialis) is an antelope found mainly in south and southwest Africa. The sole member of the genus Antidorcas...
40 KB (4,800 words) - 06:05, 6 May 2025
South Africa national rugby union team (redirect from Springbok Rugby Team)
South African Rugby Union. The Springboks play in green and gold jerseys with white shorts, and their emblem is the Springbok, a native antelope and the national...
124 KB (10,189 words) - 18:30, 16 May 2025
Look up springbok in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A springbok is an antelope native to southern and western Africa. Springbok may also refer to: The...
1 KB (219 words) - 02:46, 18 February 2025
Springbok Radio (spelled Springbokradio in Afrikaans, [sprəŋbɔkˈrɑːdi.uə]) was a South African nationwide radio station that operated from 1950 to 1985...
25 KB (3,573 words) - 20:35, 26 March 2025
1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States (redirect from 1981 Springbok tour)
The 1981 South African rugby tour (known in New Zealand as the 1981 Springbok Tour, and in South Africa as the Rebel Tour) polarised opinions and inspired...
50 KB (4,509 words) - 22:10, 25 May 2025
1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia (redirect from 1971 Springbok Tour)
tour of Australia was a controversial six-week rugby union tour by the Springboks to Australia. Anti-apartheid protests were held all around the country...
13 KB (956 words) - 14:15, 2 December 2024
The Short Empire was a medium-range four-engined monoplane flying boat, designed and developed by Short Brothers during the 1930s to meet the requirements...
46 KB (5,168 words) - 14:17, 30 May 2025
S3 (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
aircraft developed in the 1970s S.3 Springbok, a British aerial reconnaissance aircraft of the 1920s; see Short Springbok USS S-3 (SS-107), a U.S. Navy submarine...
6 KB (941 words) - 22:00, 13 August 2024
John Wessels (rugby union) (category Articles with short description)
represented Orange Free State and earned Springboks representative honours on their 1965 tour of Scotland and Ireland. The short tour included two Test matches...
2 KB (128 words) - 00:43, 20 May 2025
The Springbok Nude Girls (a.k.a. the Nudies, or the Nude Girls) is a rock band from Cape Town, South Africa. An alternative rock band, the Nude Girls...
6 KB (564 words) - 11:53, 29 October 2024
Short SC.7 Skyvan (nicknamed the "Flying Shoebox") is a British 19-seat twin-turboprop aircraft first flown in 1963, that was manufactured by Short Brothers...
20 KB (1,855 words) - 17:49, 27 March 2025
produced. The Short 360 was a development of the Short 330. The Short 330 was developed by Short Brothers of Belfast from Short's earlier Short Skyvan STOL...
16 KB (1,636 words) - 23:47, 21 May 2025
Springbok colours is the name given to green and gold blazers awarded to members of the South Africa national rugby union team. They were historically...
10 KB (1,180 words) - 21:47, 9 April 2025
78 kn) Range: 450 mi (720 km, 390 nmi) Related development Short Springbok Short S.1 Cockle Short S.2 Jackson 1973, p. 297. "The First Fifty Years" Flight...
6 KB (421 words) - 08:55, 7 November 2024
The Short Belfast (or Shorts Belfast) is a heavy lift turboprop freighter that was built by British manufacturer Short Brothers at Belfast. Only 10 aircraft...
29 KB (3,367 words) - 18:18, 4 April 2025
Cornal Hendricks (category Articles with short description)
called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union tests. Hendricks made his debut on 14 June 2014 for the Springboks against Wales...
17 KB (922 words) - 01:51, 20 May 2025
The Short S.25 Sunderland is a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aircraft...
73 KB (9,780 words) - 19:47, 17 April 2025
The Short Tucano is a two-seat turboprop basic trainer built by Short Brothers in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a licence-built version of the Brazilian...
26 KB (2,698 words) - 14:26, 18 February 2025
The Short 360 (also SD3-60; also Shorts 360) is a commuter aircraft that was built by UK manufacturer Short Brothers during the 1980s. The Short 360 seats...
22 KB (2,461 words) - 13:41, 25 May 2025
List of experimental aircraft (category Articles with short description)
research Short Silver Streak – Stressed skin construction, developed into Short Springbok Supermarine 508 – Development aircraft with vee tail Supermarine 525...
28 KB (3,072 words) - 00:08, 9 March 2025
(1924) Short S.3 Springbok (1923) Short S.3a Springbok (1925) Short S.3b Chamois (1927) Short S.4 Satellite (1924) Short S.5 Singapore I (1925) Short S.6...
42 KB (5,056 words) - 21:33, 28 May 2025
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft before 1925 (category Articles with short description)
dual-control trainer. 30 November Second of two prototypes of the Short Springbok Mk. I, J6975, crashes near Martlesham when it spins in shortly after...
256 KB (35,325 words) - 23:09, 4 May 2025
The Short Stirling was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. It has the distinction of being the first four-engined bomber to be...
64 KB (8,244 words) - 00:48, 4 May 2025
The Short S.11 Valetta was a 1930s British passenger monoplane designed and built by Short Brothers at Rochester. The Valetta was designed and built for...
4 KB (447 words) - 00:14, 8 January 2022
Springbok is the largest town in the Namaqualand area in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It was called Springbokfontein until 1911, when it...
14 KB (936 words) - 11:11, 27 December 2024
The Short Calcutta or S.8 was a civilian biplane airliner flying boat made by Short Brothers. The Calcutta biplane flying boat originated from an Imperial...
8 KB (902 words) - 01:04, 8 September 2024
Francois Pienaar (category Articles with short description)
South African rugby union player. He played flanker for South Africa (the Springboks) from 1993 until 1996, winning 29 international caps, all of them as captain...
17 KB (1,231 words) - 14:46, 2 May 2025
Miomantis caffra (redirect from Springbok Mantis)
Miomantis caffra (common name: springbok mantis) is a species of praying mantis native to southern Africa. It appeared in New Zealand in 1978, and was...
7 KB (730 words) - 12:54, 31 March 2025
Antidorcas australis (redirect from Southern springbok)
southern springbok, is an extinct species of antelope from the Pleistocene and Holocene of South Africa. It is a close relative of the living springbok. First...
3 KB (345 words) - 12:02, 28 May 2025