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87 Helicopter Flying School is a unit of the South African Air Force. It is a helicopter flight training school. The Helicopter Conversion Unit was established at Ysterplaat on 1 February 1968 [ 2 ] to fulfill the helicopter pilot and flight engineers training role.
An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a recruit 50 hours of basic aviation instruction on a simple trainer like the Tiger Moth. Pilots who showed promise went on to training at a Service Flying Training School (STFS). The Service Flying Training School provided advanced training for pilots, including fighter and multi-engined aircraft.
86 Multi-Engine Flying School: N/A 88 Maritime Operational Training School: N/A 89 Combat Flying School: N/A 4 Air Servicing Unit: Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing 7 Air Servicing Unit: Air Force Base Hoedspruit 120 Squadron: N/A 112 Commando Squadron / 1 SWA Squadron N/A 114 Commando Squadron: N/A 109 Squadron: N/A 103 Squadron: N/A 26 ...
110 Squadron, 22 Squadron, 35 Squadron, 505 Squadron, 80 Air Navigation School C47-TP Turbo Dakota, Oryx, Super Lynx 300 TEK Base: 502 Squadron, 68 Air School Valhalla: 503 Squadron, Fire Training School, SAAF Band, School of Cookery Air Force Mobile Deployment Wing
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 South African Air Force College (SAAF Col) is the South African Air Force institution responsible for a wide range of general air force training to both commissioned and non-commissioned officers. For commissioned officers and cadets, the College provides initial commissioned officer training as well as junior command and staff training.
It is an ab initio flight training school. [6] The unit was formed as the central point of flying training after closure of all Air Force flying schools in South Africa. The unit operates a fleet of 55 aircraft and qualifies approximately 50 students and 20 instructors per annum.
19 Squadron SAAF is a current squadron of the South African Air Force operating as a transport/utility helicopter squadron. It was formed in 1939 as part of the Air Force airways Wing, flying transport aircraft but was disbanded after a few months. It was re-formed from No. 227 Squadron RAF in 1944 and disbanded again after the end of World War ...