Tag: 35 Squadron
C47-TP grounding leaves SAAF with no maritime eyes in the sky
The SA Air Force (SAAF) is stranded when it comes to maritime patrols and the possibility of replacement airframes appearing is slim to non-existent.
This...
C-47 racks up 80 years in the SAAF
June 2023 marks what should have been a landmark event for the SA Air Force (SAAF).
It was on Solstice Day (21 June) in 1943...
SAAF keeping its C47-TPs in service
The remaining handful of C-47TPs in service with 35 Squadron are in line for maintenance with Armscor seeking suitable suppliers of parts.
The venerable C-47s...
Drakensberg C-47TP crash investigation completed and reviewed
The investigation in the crash that claimed the lives of 11 SA Air Force (SAAF) members and the loss of C47TP (tail...
Minister confirms 35 Squadron grounded
The SA Air Force (SAAF) is currently not able to perform any maritime patrol taskings because none of its C-47TP aircraft are...
Airborne maritime surveillance will cost even if aircraft come for free...
Last month members of the SA Air Force's (SAAF) lone maritime patrol and reconnaissance squadron – 35 based at AFB Ysterplaat –...
Change to air support for Operation Copper
As of this week the aerial support component of Operation Copper will no longer see any SA Air Force elements deployed on...
SAAF’s ageing C-47TPs keep soldiering on
The South African Air Force's (SAAF's) 35 Squadron, based at Ysterplaat in Cape Town, flies some of the oldest Douglas C-47 Dakotas...
35 Squadron details Operation Copper deployments
35 Squadron, which operates the C-47TP aircraft, has spoken to defenceWeb about its activities in the Mozambique Channel as part of the...
Stretched SAAF maritime capability faces increased workload
The SA Air Force (SAAF) has only one squadron dedicated to maritime patrol and reconnaissance and it currently has seven aircraft on...
Sword of Peace for 35 Squadron
The South African Air Force's (SAAF's) 35 Squadron based at Air Force Base Ysterplaat in Cape Town has won the SAAF Sword...
