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The Service Flying Training School provided advanced training for pilots, including fighter and multi-engined aircraft. Other trainees went on to different specialties, such as wireless, navigation or bombing and gunnery. In South Africa, the Elementary Flying Training School and Service Flying Training School were renamed Air Schools. [1]
AFB Bloemspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is co-located with Bloemfontein Airport (ICAO: FABL), [1] and shares the airfield. The base motto is Ex Unite Pax ("Peace Through Unity"). The unit is also responsible for maintaining the military airstrip at Vastrap, near Upington.
The main terminal building is used for both international and domestic flights. In 2017, the airport served 402,452 passengers. Bloemfontein airport, like many others in South Africa, underwent R46 million's worth of construction and upgrading of the whole airport in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [5]
The Zeerust Army Base is home to 2 South African Infantry Battalion (Motorised Infantry). [17] Berede Center - is home to Horses (Mounted Infantry army), Bike Squad (Motorcycle Mounted Infantry) This is the South African training ground before deployment to SWA/Namibia. The SWASPES Unit is based in Otavi, they are moved from Oshivello in 1979.
The IAAPS is recognized by the EASA as a representative of the flight training industry. [13] Memberships of the IAAPS include that of the EASA Advisory Board, [ 13 ] the Safety Standards Consultative Committee, [ 13 ] Subject Expert Team (SET), [ 13 ] the Theoretical Knowledge Steering Group [ 13 ] and the Human Factors Steering Group.
Jet-flight training/Combat Operation 24 Hawk Mk.120 87 Helicopter Flying School: AFB Bloemspruit Atlas Oryx, Agusta A109, BK 117 Helicopter flight training 9 A109 Central Flying School: AFB Langebaanweg: Pilatus PC-7 MkII: Flight training. [g] Test Flight and Development Centre: AFB Overberg: 1x Agusta 109, 1x SAAB Gripen D, 1x BAe Hawk Mk.120 ...
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85 Combat Flying School is a unit of the South African Air Force (SAAF). It is a jet flight-training and combat operations school, it was first formed in 1982 at AFB Pietersburg (It was known as Advanced Flying School from 1967). [1] It relocated to AFB Hoedspruit on 1 January 1993 due to the closure of AFB Pietersburg. [1]