South African Air Force

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air force military branch

The South African Air Force is the air warfare branch of South Africa’s military, responsible for aerial defense, transport, and support operations.

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Label	Occurrences
South African Air Force canonical	48
SAAF	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force ⓘ military branch ⓘ
abbreviation	South African Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SAAF
country	South Africa ⓘ
hasAllegiance	South Africa ⓘ surface form: Republic of South Africa
hasCapability	aerial reconnaissance ⓘ aerial refueling ⓘ airborne command and control ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ helicopter operations ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ training operations ⓘ transport operations ⓘ
hasComponent	air bases ⓘ air defense units ⓘ combat aircraft fleet ⓘ ground support units ⓘ helicopter fleet ⓘ reserve units ⓘ training schools ⓘ transport aircraft fleet ⓘ
hasDomain	aviation ⓘ defense ⓘ national security ⓘ
hasPrimaryMission	defend South African airspace ⓘ
hasSecondaryMission	conduct reconnaissance missions ⓘ conduct search and rescue operations ⓘ provide air transport for military and government ⓘ provide close air support to ground forces ⓘ provide humanitarian airlift ⓘ
isResponsibleFor	protection of South African airspace ⓘ support of South African Army operations ⓘ support of South African Navy operations ⓘ support of South African Police Service in air operations ⓘ support of disaster relief operations ⓘ
militaryBranchOf	Armed Forces of South Africa ⓘ surface form: South African National Defence Force
operatesIn	South Africa ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ
partOf	Armed Forces of South Africa ⓘ surface form: South African National Defence Force
role	aerial defense ⓘ aerial support operations ⓘ air transport ⓘ air warfare ⓘ
serviceBranchType	air force ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	government organization ⓘ military organization ⓘ
usesDomain	airspace ⓘ
usesEquipmentType	air defense systems ⓘ helicopters ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ

Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Mauser BK-27

Vickers Wellington → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Fairey Battle → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Consolidated B-24 Liberator → operatedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

JAS 39 Gripen → operator → South African Air Force ⓘ

Armed Forces of South Africa → serviceBranch → South African Air Force ⓘ

Avro Shackleton → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Lockheed P-2 Neptune → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Hawker Hart → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Hawker Fury → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Short Stirling → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Dassault Mirage III → operator → South African Air Force ⓘ

Bristol Blenheim → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

South African Air Force → abbreviation → South African Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: SAAF

Allied reconquest of British Somaliland → militaryBranchInvolved → South African Air Force ⓘ

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Junkers Ju 86 → operator → South African Air Force ⓘ

Hawk T-series → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Airco DH.9 → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Pilatus PC-7 → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

North American Harvard → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Runnymede Memorial → commemoratesBranch → South African Air Force ⓘ

Wellington bomber → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Vickers Wellington

Short Sunderland → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Avro Anson → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Wooden Wonder → associatedWithAirForce → South African Air Force ⓘ

Wellington Mk X → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Martin B-26 Marauder → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Department of Defence → hasUnit → South African Air Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Department of Defence (South Africa)

Vickers Warwick aircraft → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Vickers Warwick

Aérospatiale Alouette III → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Alouette III (retired) → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Alouette III

Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer → operator → South African Air Force ⓘ

P2V Neptune → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Air Force Base Waterkloof (nearby) → operator → South African Air Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Air Force Base Waterkloof

Canadair Sabre → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Union Defence Force → serviceBranch → South African Air Force ⓘ

Vickers Vimy → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Fury Mk I → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

De Havilland Tiger Moth → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Commonwealth air forces → includes → South African Air Force ⓘ

Mirage F1 → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Mirage IIIC → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

English Electric Canberra → operator → South African Air Force ⓘ

Ysterplaat → militaryAssociation → South African Air Force ⓘ

Hurricane Mk IIC → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

DEFA 30 mm cannon family → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

Dakota → operator → South African Air Force ⓘ

IRIS-T missile → usedBy → South African Air Force ⓘ

subject surface form: IRIS-T