List of squadrons of the South African Air Force

The following is a list of squadrons of the South African Air Force. The list includes both current and past squadrons of the South African Air Force.

Current squadrons SquadronRoleBaseAircraft2 SquadronAir SuperiorityAir Force Base MakhadoGripen C, Gripen D15 SquadronAir SuperiorityAir Force Base DurbanA109 LUH, BK 117, Oryx19 SquadronAir Force Base HoedspruitA109 LUH, Oryx87 Helicopter Flying SchoolTrainingAir Force Base BloemspruitA109 LUH, BK 117, Oryx17 SquadronRotaryAFB SwartkopA109 LUH, Oryx21 SquadronVIP TransportAir Force Base Waterkloof550/1 Citation II, Boeing 737-7ED (BBJ), Falcon 50, Falcon 900B22 SquadronRotaryAir Force Base YsterplaatOryx, Super Lynx 30028 SquadronMedium transportAir Force Base WaterkloofC-130B/BZ Hercules35 SquadronMaritimeAir Force Base YsterplaatC47-TP Turbo Dakota41 SquadronLight transportAir Force Base Waterkloof208 Caravan, 300 Super King Air, B200C Super King Air, PC-1244 SquadronLight transportAir Force Base WaterkloofC 212 Aviocar60 SquadronHeavy transportAir Force Base Waterkloof80 Air Navigation SchoolTrainingAir Force Base Ysterplaat85 Combat Flying SchoolTrainingAir Force Base MakhadoHawk Mk 120SA Air Force CollegeTrainingOtherCentral Flying SchoolTrainingAir Force Base LangebaanwegPC-7 Mk II (Astra)Test Flight and Development CentreLogistic support servicesAir Force Base OverbergCheetah D, Hawk Mk 120, PC-7 Mk II (Astra)Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence CentreLogistic support servicesAir Force Base Waterkloof10 SquadronReconnaissance/TargetingN/ASeeker 400101 SquadronLight transportAir Force Base Hoedspruit102 SquadronLight transportAir Force Base Makhado104 SquadronLight transportAFB Swartkop105 SquadronLight transportAir Force Base Durban106 SquadronLight transportAir Force Base Bloemspruit107 SquadronLight transportAir Force Base Bloemspruit108 SquadronLight transportAir Force Station Port Elizabeth110 SquadronLight transportAir Force Base Ysterplaat111 SquadronLight transportAir Force Base WaterkloofSAAF Museum Historic FlightTrainingAFB SwartkopAlouette II (Museum), C-47 Dakota (Museum), CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 (Museum), D.H.87B Hornet Moth (Museum), DHC-1 Chipmunk T MK 10, Explorer, Fi-156c-7 Storch, Harvards (Museum), Mirage IIIBZ (Museum), Mirage IIICZ (Museum), P-51D Mustang (Museum), P166S Albatross (Museum), Prentice T Mk 1, Provost T Mk 52 (Museum), S-55C (Museum), SA-330L Puma (Museum), Shackleton MR.3 (Museum), Spitfire Mk IXe (Museum)1 Air Servicing UnitLogistic support servicesAir Force Base Waterkloof2 Air Servicing UnitLogistic support servicesAir Force Base Langebaanweg3 Air Servicing UnitLogistic support servicesAir Force Base Makhado5 Air Servicing UnitLogistic support servicesAir Force Base Waterkloof10 Air DepotLogistic support servicesAir Force Station Thaba Tshwane18 Deployment Support UnitLogistic support servicesAir Force Mobile Deployment Wing92 Tactical Airfield UnitLogistic support servicesAir Force Mobile Deployment Wing140 SquadronAir defenceAir Force Mobile Deployment Wing142 SquadronAir defenceAir Force Mobile Deployment Wing500 SquadronSecurity servicesAir Force Mobile Deployment Wing501 SquadronSecurity servicesAir Force Mobile Deployment Wing502 SquadronSecurity servicesTEK Base503 SquadronSecurity servicesAir Force Station Thaba Tshwane504 SquadronSecurity servicesAir Force Base Waterkloof505 SquadronSecurity servicesAir Force Base Ysterplaat506 SquadronSecurity servicesAir Force Base Bloemspruit508 SquadronSecurity servicesAir Force Base Durban514 SquadronSecurity servicesAir Force Base Hoedspruit515 SquadronSecurity servicesAir Force Base Makhado525 SquadronSecurity servicesAir Force Base Overberg526 SquadronSecurity servicesAir Force Base LangebaanwegAir Force GymnasiumTrainingAir Force Base Hoedspruit68 Air SchoolTrainingTEK BaseBushveld Airspace Control SectorAir defenceOtherLowveld Airspace Control SectorAir defenceAir Force Base HoedspruitMobile Communications UnitLogistic support servicesAir Force Mobile Deployment WingRapid Deployment Air Operations Team 43Logistic support servicesOtherRapid Deployment Air Operations Team 46Logistic support servicesOtherAir Publications Service CentreLogistic support servicesAir Force Base WaterkloofSAAF BandLogistic support servicesAir Force Mobile Deployment WingCommand and Control SchoolTrainingAir Force Base WaterkloofSchool of CookeryTrainingAir Force Mobile Deployment WingAir Force Command and Control SchoolTrainingAir Force Base HoedspruitAirspace Control UnitAir defenceAFB SwartkopCentral Photographic InstituteLogistic support servicesAir Force Base WaterkloofCombined Auction CentreLogistic support servicesOtherEllisras Reporting PostAir defenceOtherSAAF PoliceSecurity servicesOtherSAAF Telecommunications CentreLogistic support servicesAir Force Base WaterkloofElectronic Warfare CentreLogistic support servicesAir Force Base Waterkloof16 SquadronRotary attackAir Force Base BloemspruitRooivalk6 Air Servicing UnitLogistic support servicesAir Force Base Bloemspruit15 Squadron - 'C' FlightAir Force Station Port ElizabethBK 117516 SquadronSecurity servicesOtherSAAF Procurement UnitLogistic support servicesAir Force Mobile Deployment Wing

Disbanded squadrons Squadron:Based at:1 SquadronN/A3 SquadronN/A4 SquadronN/A5 SquadronN/A6 SquadronN/A7 SquadronN/A8 SquadronN/A11 SquadronN/A12 SquadronN/A24 SquadronN/A25 SquadronN/A27 SquadronN/A30 SquadronN/A31 SquadronN/A40 SquadronN/A42 SquadronN/A86 Multi-Engine Flying SchoolN/A88 Maritime Operational Training SchoolN/A89 Combat Flying SchoolN/A4 Air Servicing UnitAir Force Mobile Deployment Wing7 Air Servicing UnitAir Force Base Hoedspruit120 SquadronN/A112 Commando Squadron / 1 SWA SquadronN/A114 Commando SquadronN/A109 SquadronN/A103 SquadronN/A26 SquadronN/A84 Light Aircraft Flying SchoolN/AFire Training SchoolN/A

See also South African Air Force List of bases of the South African Air Force List of aircraft of the South African Air Force

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