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35 Squadron SAAF

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History
Awards
Aircraft operated
Officer Commanding
References
Notes Bibliography
External links

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35 Squadron SAAF is a squadron of the South African Air Force. It is a maritime patrol and transport squadron.

History

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

Award for Best Permanent Flying Unit in the SAAF for both 2004 and 2005
Sword of Peace in 2013^[5]

Aircraft operated

From	To	Aircraft	Variant
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

From	To	Rank	Name & Surname
??	2017	Lt. Col	Donovan Chetty
2018	Present	Col	van de Horst

References

Notes

1. ^{{cite book|last=Becker|first=Dave|title=On Wings of Eagles|year=1991|publisher=Walker-Ramus|location=Durban|isbn=0-947478-47-7|pages=181}}
2. ^Rawlings 1982, pp. 185-186.
3. ^Halley 1988, p. 328.
4. ^Jefford 2001, p. 82.
5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29324:sword-of-peace-for-35-squadron&catid=55:SANDF&Itemid=108 | title=Sword of Peace for 35 Squadron |publisher = Defence Web | accessdate=February 8, 2013}}

Bibliography

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, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). 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}}.

External links

Squadron page at af.mil.za
Squadron page at saairforce.co.za

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