SAAF grounds Impalas

The South African Air Force (SAAF) has grounded its Aermacchi MB.326 Impala jet trainers and ground-attack aircraft. This follows the discovery of cracks in the horizontal-tail section of an aircraft undergoing a routine major overhaul.

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