South African Air Force

South African Air Force ICOA Code: LMG, is based in South Africa.

The South African Air Force is the air force of South Africa, with headquarters in Pretoria. It is the world's second oldest air force with their origin dated back to 1912.

Trainer ~ 76 Aircraft
52 x Pilatus PC-7 MkII "Astra"
24 x British Aerospace Hawk Mk120

SAAF Fighter: JAS 39 Gripen

Note: The SAAF suffer from a severe shortage of pilots and technical personnel. There are currently 60 posts for combat pilots, of which only 34 are filled. Other numbers include: Helicopter Pilots; 167 with 58 vacant posts. Transport Pilots; 156 with 48 vacant posts. Tech Support Crew: Of the 1630 posts for support crew, only 763 are filled. Engineers are down too from 122 posts with only 52 filled.

Updated On: 12.06.03