Central Flying School SAAF

The Central Flying School is a flight school of the South African Air Force. It is currently an ab initio flight training school. 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.

  • Motto: Facta Nostra Vivent (Our Deeds Shall Live)
  • First formed: 1932 (at Zwartkop Air Station)
  • Historic aircraft flown: de Havilland DH.9, Avro Avian IVM, Westland Wapiti III, Airspeed Oxford, de Havilland Tiger Moth, North American Harvard
  • Current aircraft flown: Pilatus PC-7 MkII Astra
  • Current base: AFB Langebaanweg, Langebaan
South African Air Force
Active Squadrons
  • 2
  • 15
  • 16
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  • 19
  • 21
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  • 28
  • 35
  • 41
  • 44
  • 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
  • 101
  • 102
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 110
  • 111
Disbanded Squadrons
  • 1
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
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  • 12
  • 14
  • 18
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  • 50
  • 103
  • 109
  • 112
  • 114
  • 120
  • 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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