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Aviation history as 20 South African teens fly from Cape to Cairo on a self made plane

[UDreamGlobal @UDreamGlobal]

@UDreamGlobal The victory lap....

[NBC Digital News @NBCDigitalNews]

Four South African teenagers from Gauteng assembled an aeroplane. The teens who are in Windhoek for a day are flying from Cape Town to Cairo.
PICTURE: Megan Werner (founder of @UDreamGlobal), Agnes Keamogetswe Seemela, Driaan van den Heever, Abel Dlamin #teenpilots

[Singularity South Africa @SUSouthAfrica]

From Cape Town to Cairo! ✈️ In 2018 an incredible team of 20 inexperienced teenagers from various backgrounds across South Africa were selected by @UDreamGlobal to build a four-seater Sling plane with a goal to fly… https://t.co/jkAQwhncmZ

[UDreamGlobal @UDreamGlobal]

After do many adventures, tears, joys, a tragedy of losing 2 of our esteemed Directors, werner.froneman deswerner , the U Dream team finally landed back home on Sunday. Welcome back team! hendrik_coetzer_… https://t.co/EYhHkZZYqZ

[UDreamGlobal @UDreamGlobal]

Farewell Des...... the_airplane_factory belinda.werner.39 meganwerner78 cindy.werner

#aviator #pilot #capetocairochallenge @ Tedderfield Airpark https://t.co/XgK1FxUU1G

[UDreamGlobal @UDreamGlobal]

It is with saddened hearts and deepest sorrow that U-Dream Global confirms that it lost two of its loved Directors, Mr. Des Werner and Mr. Werner Froneman, in a tragic light aircraft accident on Saturday 3 August… https://t.co/LQEHJJFHMd

[UDreamGlobal @UDreamGlobal]

@arXiv6174 @IanECox The support plane crashed. The one with the adults. The teenagers are safely back in South Africa

[UDreamGlobal @UDreamGlobal]

A sad moment for us all

[millardayo @millardayo]

Wizara ya Ujenzi, Uchukuzi na Mawasilianao imesema ndege iliyopata ajali Mkoani Tabora ni ya kampuni ya U Dream ya Afrika Kusini yenye usajili ZU-TAF aina ya SLG4, waliofariki wametambuliwa kwa majina ya Desmond Werner (Rubani) na Werner Froneman, miili imehifadhiwa Kitete Hospt.

[Aviation Tanzania @aviationtanzani]

Our deep condolences for this tragedy.

Repost @UDreamGlobal: Cape to Cairo Challenge is devastated to report that there has been an accident of the flight support aircraft and that the Project Directors, Des Werner… https://t.co/T5LS8XMp3b

[UDreamGlobal @UDreamGlobal]

Farewell our dear legendary leaders!

[Mossel Bay SA @MosselBayINSA]

Cape to Cairo flight challenge double tragedy https://t.co/AMs7hFTPIx #mosselbay

[UDreamGlobal @UDreamGlobal]

U Dream Global: Cape to Cairo Challenge is devastated to report that there has been an accident of the flight support aircraft and that the Project Directors, Des Werner and Werner Froneman, have lost their lives. No… https://t.co/SQqyxwn2mB

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

These South African teens flew from Cape Town to Cairo on a plane they built

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@MistrollGagnant @ChristianMotte @Kobiboulet @Venizane @Extremiste_Noir L'équipe

[AN Aviation Services Co. @ANAVIATIONco]

We are very delighted to be a part of this innovative idea that showcase youth ingenuity and excellence. And we wish @UDreamGlobal all the best in their future endeavors.
#anaviationco #selfassembledplane #teenpilots #SouthAfrica #CapeToCairo #CapeToCairoChallenge #Aviation

[UDreamGlobal @UDreamGlobal]

@Radio2000ZA We need a lot of support to make this possible @dstgovza @ButiManamela @InnovEduAfrica @InnovHub @OfficialSACAA @DBE_SA

[UDreamGlobal @UDreamGlobal]

@tictoc We flew the course & reached Cairo! All thanks to the amazing people across Africa! @MalawiAirlines @airnamibia1 @ExecuJetAvGrp @defenceWeb_Afr @Mix938FM @TheAirplaneFty @SatcomDirect @DIRCO_ZA @flyethiopian @StandardBankMW @SAFA_net @ANAVIATIONco @OfficialSACAA @ctlaviation

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Bafana Bafana team members holding Megan’s motivational book “It’s up to Me”. Thank you Bafana Bafana for advancing to second round! @morakem100 wernerfroneman4 deswerner meganwerner78 belinda.werner.39 @smanda11… https://t.co/NsgikncDzo

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@ExclusiveBets2 @smanda11 @Omojuwa @UchePOkoye @AirtelNigeria @MTNNG @TonyOElumelu Inbox contact details and let’s start the ball rolling!

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Mission Accomplished! Welcome back home! meganwerner78 belinda.werner.39 @smanda11 smartteenssa

#udreamglobal #capetocairochallenge #teenpilots #africa #dreamafricanchild @ O.R. Tambo International Airport https://t.co/rl2G9BKdNm

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@ExclusiveBets2 @smanda11 Yes! With the right sponsorship and Partnership. It is possible!

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@DrGetahun Thank you for hosting us! It was one of the highlights of the journey!

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The Ethiopian Minister of Innovation and Technology meeting the teen pilots. Engaging youth and harnessing innovative ideas is the key to unleash technological disruptions much needed in Africa @DIRCO_ZA… https://t.co/niuvFYiDmU