80 Air Navigation School SAAF

80 Air Navigation School is a unit of the South African Air Force. It is currently an aerial navigation, maritime operations and maritime survival school.

  • Motto: Peritia Per Scientiam (Skills Through Knowledge)
  • First formed: 1 August 1946
  • Historic aircraft flown: Lockheed Ventura, various on loan
  • Current aircraft flown: None (the school loans the C-47TP, Cessna Caravan and PC-7 Mk.II Astra from other units as required)
  • Current base: AFB Ysterplaat, Cape Town
South African Air Force
Active Squadrons
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  • 15
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  • 60
Training and Development Units
  • 68 Air School
  • 80 Air Navigation School
  • 85 Combat Flying School
  • 87 Helicopter Flying School
  • Central Flying School
  • Test Flight and Development Centre
  • South African Air Force College
  • SAAF Museum Historic Flight
Territorial Reserve Squadrons
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Disbanded Squadrons
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  • 86 Multi-Engine Flying School
  • 88 Maritime Training School
  • 89 Combat Flying School
WW2 Wings of the SAAF
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
Bases
  • AFB Bloemspruit
  • AFB Durban
  • AFB Hoedspruit
  • AFB Langebaanweg
  • AFB Makhado
  • AFB Overberg
  • AFB Swartkop
  • AFB Waterkloof
  • AFB Ysterplaat
  • AFS Port Elizabeth
Related
  • History of the South African Air Force
  • South African Air Force Museum
  • South African Air Force Memorial
  • Military history of South Africa
  • List of current and historical SAAF aircraft
  • List of obsolete weapon systems of the South African Air Force
  • SAAF squadron identification codes
  • Official Website: www.af.mil.za
  • Unofficial Website: www.saairforce.co.za


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    “True it is that she who escapeth safe and unpolluted from out the school of freedom, giveth more confidence of herself than she who cometh sound out of the school of severity and restraint.”
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