16 Squadron SAAF
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16-squadron-saaf-253-7753753
title:
16 Squadron SAAF
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16 Squadron SAAF is an attack helicopter squadron of the South African Air Force (SAAF). It was originally formed in World War II as a maritime patrol squadron, however, over the course of the war it was disbanded and reformed a number of times, operating a number of different types of aircraft. It was finally disbanded in June 1945 and was not re-raised until 1968 as a helicopter squadron. In the late 1980s the squadron took part in the conflict in Angola before being disbanded again in 1990. I
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Attack helicopter squadron of the South African Air Force
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16_Squadron_SAAF
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2023-10-02T16:08:11Z
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13
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