35 Squadron SAAF
Appearance
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35 Squadron | |
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Active | 15 February 1945 - present |
Country | South Africa |
Branch | South African Air Force |
Role | maritime patrol and transport squadron |
Base | AFB Ysterplaat, Cape Town |
Motto(s) | Shaya Amanzi ("Strike the Water") |
Aircraft | C-47TP "Turbo Dakota" |
Insignia | |
Squadron Identification Code | MS (1939-1945)[1] |
Squadron Crest |
35 Squadron SAAF is a squadron of the South African Air Force. It is a maritime patrol and transport squadron.
History
[edit]The squadron was formed on 15 February 1945[2][3][4] when 262 Squadron Royal Air Force, an anti-submarine squadron, operating the Consolidated Catalina, was transferred to the South African Air Force.
Awards
[edit]- Award for Best Permanent Flying Unit in the SAAF for both 2004 and 2005
- Sword of Peace in 2013[5]
Aircraft operated
[edit]From | To | Aircraft | Variant |
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Feb 1945 | Jan 1957 | Consolidated Catalina | Mk.IVb |
Apr 1945 | Oct 1956 | Short Sunderland | GR.5 |
late 1940s | 1952 | North American Harvard | |
late 1940s | Supermarine Spitfire | ||
late 1940s | Airspeed Oxford | ||
late 1940s | 1960 | Lockheed Ventura | |
Jan 1957 | Nov 1984 | Avro Shackleton | MR.3 |
Nov 1984 | 1994 | Douglas Dakota | C-47 "Dackleton" |
Dec 1990 | Present | Douglas Dakota | C-47TP "Turbo Dakota" |
Officer Commanding
[edit]From | To | Rank | Name & Surname |
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?? | 2017 | Lt. Col | Donovan Chetty |
2018 | Present | Col | van de Horst |
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Becker, Dave (1991). On Wings of Eagles. Durban: Walker-Ramus. p. 181. ISBN 0-947478-47-7.
- ^ Rawlings 1982, pp. 185-186.
- ^ Halley 1988, p. 328.
- ^ Jefford 2001, p. 82.
- ^ "Sword of Peace for 35 Squadron". Defence Web. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
Bibliography
[edit]- Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
- Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Rawlings, John D.R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
- Spring, Ivan. Flying Boat: The History of 262 Squadron RAF and the origins of 35 Squadron SAAF. Johannesburg, South Africa: Spring Air, 1995. ISBN 0-9583977-2-4.
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