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A naval aviator is a commissioned officer or warrant officer qualified as a crewed aircraft pilot in the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps. United States Coast Guard crewed aircraft pilots are officially designated as "Coast Guard aviators", although they complete the same undergraduate flight training as Navy and Marine Corps ...
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]
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]
The Encyclopedia of Modern Military Aircraft. London, UK: Amber Books. ISBN 1-904687-84-9. Golan, John W. "Lavi: The United States, Israel, and a Controversial Fighter Jet." University of Nebraska Press, 2016. ISBN 1-612347-22-3; Lord, Dick "Vlamgat: The Story of the Mirage F1 in the South African Air Force." 30° South Publishers, 2008.
Multirole fighter: C/D 2010 26 [2] JAS 39C: 17 JAS 39D: 9 BAE Hawk: United Kingdom / South Africa: Fighter trainer: Mk. 120 2006 24 [3] Tanker; KC-390 Millennium: Brazil / South Africa: Aerial refueling: Planned SAAF has expressed interest in this aircraft [4] Transport; C-130 Hercules: United States: Tactical airlifter: BZ 1963 9 [5]
Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central [53] Naval Station Rota: Rota Spain: N/A Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central [54] Naval Air Station Sigonella: Sicily Italy: N/A Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central [55] Naval Support Activity Souda Bay Crete Greece: Crete Naval Base: Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central [56]
The squadron was re-raised to operate the RNZAF's Beechcraft T-6C Texan II training aircraft. The previous training aircraft, the Airtrainer CT/4E, were operated by Pilot Training Squadron RNZAF, and the reformation of 14 Squadron meant the end to that unit. Deliveries of the type began in 2015, and No. 14 Squadron began its first pilot ...
On 4 December 1950, the aircraft of Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the first African-American aviator to complete the Navy's basic flight training program, was hit by flak while supporting embattled Marines at Chosin. He crash-landed his Corsair behind enemy lines on a snow-covered mountain slope.