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|1 Air School |
|1 Air School |
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|Baragwanath |
|Baragwanath |
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|Tiger Moth |
|[[de Havilland Tiger Moth|Tiger Moth]] |
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|Elementary flying |
|Elementary flying |
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|11 Nov 40</br>(ex 1 EFTS) |
|11 Nov 40</br>(ex 1 EFTS) |
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|21 Air School |
|21 Air School |
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|[[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]] |
|[[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]] |
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|Hind, Hart, Oxford |
|[[Hawker Hind|Hind]], [[Hawker Hart|Hart]], [[Airspeed Oxford|Oxford]] |
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|Service flying |
|Service flying |
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|11 Nov 40 |
|11 Nov 40 |
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|44 Air School |
|44 Air School |
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|[[Grahamstown]] |
|[[Grahamstown]] |
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|Oxford, Anson, Battle |
|Oxford, [[Avro Anson|Anson]], [[Fairey Battle|Battle]] |
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|Navigation & bombing |
|Navigation & bombing |
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|11 Nov 40 |
|11 Nov 40 |
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|48 Air School |
|48 Air School |
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|Woodbridge [[East London, South Africa|East London]] |
|Woodbridge [[East London, South Africa|East London]] |
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|Tiger Moth, Avro Tutor |
|Tiger Moth, [[Avro Tutor|Tutor]] |
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|Elementary navigation |
|Elementary navigation |
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|14 July 42 |
|14 July 42 |
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|64 Air School |
|64 Air School |
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|Tempe</br>[[Bloemfontein]] |
|Tempe</br>[[Bloemfontein]] |
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|Dominie, Anson |
|[[de Havilland Dragon Rapide|Dominie]], Anson |
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|Electrical & Wireless Operator |
|Electrical & Wireless Operator |
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|65 Air School |
|65 Air School |
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|Youngsfield</br>[[Cape Town]] |
|Youngsfield</br>[[Cape Town]] |
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|Oxford, Anson, Wapiti |
|Oxford, Anson, [[Westland Wapiti|Wapiti]] |
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|Air Armament |
|Air Armament |
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|11 Nov 40 |
|11 Nov 40 |
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|66 Air School |
|66 Air School |
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|Youngsfield</br>[[Cape Town]] |
|Youngsfield</br>[[Cape Town]] |
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|Anson, Valentia, Harvard Oxford |
|Anson, [[Vickers Valentia|Valentia]], [[North American Harvard|Harvard]] Oxford |
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|Navigation & bombing |
|Navigation & bombing |
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|11 Nov 40 |
|11 Nov 40 |
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|67 Air School |
|67 Air School |
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|Zwartkop |
|Zwartkop |
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|DH Dragon, Envoy |
|DH Dragon, [[Airspeed Envoy|Envoy]] |
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|Photography & Photographic Training |
|Photography & Photographic Training |
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|11 Nov 40 |
|11 Nov 40 |
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|Fighter Operational Training |
|Fighter Operational Training |
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|Zwartkop, Reunion [[Natal Province|Natal]], St Albans [[Port Elizabeth]] |
|Zwartkop, Reunion [[Natal Province|Natal]], St Albans [[Port Elizabeth]] |
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|Kittyhawk, Hurricane |
|[[Curtiss Kittyhawk|Kittyhawk]], [[Hawker Hurricane|Hurricane]] |
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|1 July 43 |
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|Twin Engine Conversion |
|Twin Engine Conversion |
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|Nigel & [[Darling, Western Cape|Darling]] |
|Nigel & [[Darling, Western Cape|Darling]] |
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|Ventura, Lodestar, Oxford, Anson |
|[[Lockheed Ventura|Ventura]], [[Lockheed Lodestar|Lodestar]], Oxford, Anson |
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|Gliding field after the war. Later became [[South African Police|SA Police]] Dog School |
|Gliding field after the war. Later became [[South African Police|SA Police]] Dog School |
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{{Close table}} |
{{Close table}} |
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==Training aircraft== |
==Training aircraft== |
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Revision as of 10:06, 22 July 2010
This article contains a list of the facilities of the Joint Air Training Scheme which was a major programme for training South African Air Force, Royal Air Force and Allied air crews during World War II.[1]
An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a recruit 50 hours of basic aviation instruction on a simple trainer like the Tiger Moth. Pilots who showed promise went on to training at a Service Flying Training School (STFS). 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]
Training Schools
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! style="text-align: left; background: #eeefff;"|Air School
! style="text-align: left; background: #eeefff;"|Base
! style="text-align: left; background: #eeefff;"|Major types of aircraft
! style="text-align: left; background: #eeefff;"|Training
! style="text-align: left; background: #eeefff;"|Established
! style="text-align: left; background: #eeefff;"|Opened
! style="text-align: left; background: #eeefff;"|Disbanded
! style="text-align: left; background: #eeefff;"|Motto
! style="text-align: left; background: #eeefff;"|Unit publication
! style="text-align: left; background: #eeefff;"|Comment
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|1 Air School
|Baragwanath
|Tiger Moth
|Elementary flying
|11 Nov 40
(ex 1 EFTS)
|30 Apr 44
|29 Feb 44
|”Start Well, Finish Well”
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|2 Air School
|Randfontein
|Tiger Moth
|Elementary flying
|11 Nov 40
(ex 2 EFTS)
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|2 Oct 44
|”Knowledge is Light”
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|3 Air School
|Wonderboom
|Tiger Moth
|Elementary flying
|11 Nov 40
(ex 3 EFTS)
|16 Feb 41
|25 Sep 44
|”Tertius Primus Erit”
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|4 Air School
|Benoni
|Tiger Moth
|Elementary flying
|11 Nov 40
(ex 4 EFTS)
|1 Sep 41
|24 Jun 45
|”Vier sal eerste wees”
|”Big Ben”
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|5 Air School
|Witbank
|Tiger Moth
|Elementary flying
|11 Nov 40
(ex 5 EFTS)
|13 Oct 41
|15 Dec 44
|”Wings for Victory”
|”Tiger Rag”
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|6 Air School
|Potchefstroom
|Tiger Moth
|Elementary flying
|11 Nov 40
(ex 6 EFTS)
|4 Aug 41
|6 Aug 46
|”Eendrag en Vryheid”
|”Hotchpotch”
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|7 Air School
|Kroonstad
|Tiger Moth
|Elementary flying
|22 Dec 41
|Jul 42
|16 Jan 45
|”Nil Sine Labore”
|”The Dust Sheet
|Buildings taken over by SA Army
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|21 Air School
|Kimberley
|Hind, Hart, Oxford
|Service flying
|11 Nov 40
|30 Apr 41
|1 Feb 45
|”Pro Patria”
|”21”
|Now Kimberley Airport
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|22 Air School
|Vereeniging
|Hind, Hart
|Service flying
|11 Nov 40
(ex 2 SFTS)
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|”Ad Unum Ad Astra”
|”Clamp”
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|23 Air School
|Zwartkop Air Station
|Hind, Hart
|Service flying
|11 Nov 40
(ex 3 SFTS)
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|”Superna Petimus”
|”Tale-Spin”
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|24 Air School
|Nigel (Dunnottar)
|Hind, Hart
|Service flying
|11 Nov 40
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|”Per Artem Ad Astra”
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|25 Air School
|Standerton
|Hind, Hart
|Service flying
|11 Nov 40
(ex 5 SFTS)
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|”Ex Unite Ad Victoria”
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|26 Air School
|Pietersburg
|Hind, Hart
|Service flying
|11 Nov 40
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|”Nemo Mortalium Omnibus Hors Sarit”
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|27 Air School
|Bloemspruit, Bloemfontein
|Hind, Hart
|Service flying
|11 Nov 40
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|”Finis Coronat Opus"
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|Now AFB Bloemspruit/Bloemfontein Airport
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|44 Air School
|Grahamstown
|Oxford, Anson, Battle
|Navigation & bombing
|11 Nov 40
|12 Jan 42
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|"All For The Same Cause"
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|Taken over by SA Army, now 6 SA Inf Bn
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|45 Air School
|Oudtshoorn
|Oxford, Anson, Battle
|Air Observer (Type B)
|11 Nov 40
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|20 Aug 45
|"Primus Inter Pares"
|"Sprog"
|Civil airfield & SA Army
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|47 Air School
|Queenstown
|Anson, Oxford
|Air Observer (Type B)
|11 Nov 40
(ex 7 AONS)
|30 Apr 41
|7 Apr 45
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|"The Signal"
|Civil airfield & SA Army
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|48 Air School
|Woodbridge East London
|Tiger Moth, Tutor
|Elementary navigation
|14 July 42
|1 Sep 42
|1 May 45
|"Sic itur ad astra" and "Bobaas"
|"B.O.N."
|Now industrial area and Army base
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|61 Air School
|George
|Anson
|General Reconnaissance
|11 Nov 40
(ex 1 S of GR)
|30 Apr 41
|14 Jun 45
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|"Duff Gen"
|Civil airfield until replaced by George Airport
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|62 Air School
|Tempe
Bloemfontein
|All types
|Flying Instructor Training
|11 Nov 40
(ex CFS)
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|19/24 Feb 45
|"Facta Nostra Vivent"
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|63 Air School
|Tempe
Bloemfontein
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|Ground Instruction
|11 Nov 40
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|Jan 41
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|Absorbed into 75 Air School Lyttelton
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|64 Air School
|Tempe
Bloemfontein
|Dominie, Anson
|Electrical & Wireless Operator
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|5 Feb 41
|20 Dec 45
|"Ut Servient Discimus"
|"Sparks"
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|65 Air School
|Youngsfield
Cape Town
|Oxford, Anson, Wapiti
|Air Armament
|11 Nov 40
|30 Apr 41
|13 Apr 44
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|Resurrected 1 Jun 44 – 10 Sep 45
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|66 Air School
|Youngsfield
Cape Town
|Anson, Valentia, Harvard Oxford
|Navigation & bombing
|11 Nov 40
|30 Apr 41
|1 Apr 45
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|Became SA Army base. Latterly used to house refugees from xenophobic violence.
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|67 Air School
|Zwartkop
|DH Dragon, Envoy
|Photography & Photographic Training
|11 Nov 40
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|Currently SAAF AFB Swartkop
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|68 Air School
|Voortrekkerhoogte
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|Technical Training
|11 Nov 40
(1 STT)
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|1 Oct 62
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|Currently an SAAF base
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|69 Air School
|Germiston
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|Technical Training
(Airframes & Engines)
|11 Nov 40
(ex 2 STT)
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|Dec 44
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|Absorbed into 68 Air School
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|70 Air School
|Alexanderfontein
Kimberley
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|Technical Training
|11 Nov 40
(ex 3 STT)
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|Sep 43
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|71 Air School
|Milner Park
Johannesburg
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|Basic Workshop Training
|11 Nov 40
(ex 1 Basic Training Centre)
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|1 Feb 45
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|"The Fledgling"
|Now part of University of Witwatersrand campus
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|72 Air School
|St George's Park
Port Elizabeth
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|WAAF Basic Training
|11 Nov 40
(ex 2 Basic Training Centre)
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|Situated at Park Lane junction with Park Drive, last remaining bungalow from camp now home to Sea Scouts Group[2]
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|73 Air School
|Wonderboom
Pretoria
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|WAAF Technical Training
|11 Nov 40
(ex 3 Basic Training Centre)
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|75 Air School
|Lyttelton
Pretoria
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|77 Air School
|Pretoria
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|WAAF Basic Training
|15 Jul 42
(ex WAAF Basic Training Centre)
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|30 Jan 43
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|100 Air School
|Voortrekkerhoogte
|Regimental training
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|11 Operational Training Unit
|Fighter Operational Training
|Zwartkop, Reunion Natal, St Albans Port Elizabeth
|Kittyhawk, Hurricane
|1 July 43
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|September 45
|"Learn and Live"
|"Tale-Spin" (ex 23 Air School)
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|29 Operational Training Unit
|Twin Engine Conversion
|Nigel & Darling
|Ventura, Lodestar, Oxford, Anson
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|July 43
|June 44
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|4 Wing
|Gliding Training
|Quaggaspoort
Pretoria
|Grunau Baby, Slingsby Kirby Cadet, Minimoa
|1940
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|1943
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|Gliding field after the war. Later became SA Police Dog School
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Training aircraft
The JATS used the following types of aircraft for training:[1]
- Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I & II
- Avro 621 Tutor
- Avro 652a Anson
- Curtiss P.40E/N Kittyhawk I, III & IV
- DH 82a Tiger Moth
- DH.89a Dominie
- Fairey Battle
- Hawker Hart (variants)
- Hawker Hurricane IIb & IIc
- Lockheed L.37 Ventura I and II
- Miles M.19 Master II
- North American Harvard I, IIa and III
- Northrop 8-A5 Nomad I
Minor aircraft types used in any significant numbers included the Curtiss H-75A-4 Mohawk IV, Hawker Hartbees, Hawker Fury, Martin167F Maryland and Westland Wapiti.[1]
Glossary
- AFB — Air Force Base
- CFS — Central Flying School
- EFTS — Elementary Flying Training School
- SAAF — South African Air Force
- SFTS — Service Flying Training School
- WAAF —Women's Auxiliary Air Force
See also
- List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Australia
- List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada
- List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Southern Rhodesia
- Aircrew brevet
References
- ^ a b c d Becker, Capt Dave (1989). YELLOW WINGS. The Story Of The Joint Air Training Scheme In World War 2. Pretoria: The SAAF Museum. p. 102.
- ^ St George's Park History
- South African Air Force
- Air forces by country
- History of the Royal Air Force during World War II
- Military of South Africa
- Military history of South Africa during World War II
- South African Air Force bases
- Airports in South Africa
- Airports of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
- Aviation in South Africa