29 Squadron SAAF
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29 Squadron was one of the Coastal Command squadronsCoastal Command consisted of 27 Sqn
at Walvis Bay and Rooikop and a detachment at Aus; 6 Sqn
at Eerste River; 23 Sqn at Darling; 25 Sqn
at Port Elizabeth and East London; 22 Sqn
at Lombazi and Matubatuba; 29 Sqn also at Lombazi and 10 Sqn
at Durban and Isipingo. Martin and Orpen, (1979) p.275 of the South African Air Force during the Second World War. It was assigned the role of marritime patrol and shipping escort and operated Venturas
from Lombazi on the Pondoland coast. With the decline in activities in the war at sea, the squadron was disbanded on 15 November 1943 and absorbed into 29 Operational Training Unit based at Darling in the Cape. The squadron was re-activated in August 1944 and deployed to Matubatuba in Zululand from where it once again operated with Venturas. At this time, the squadron did very little flying (3hrs escort flying between 25 August and 24 September 1944) and was disbanded at the end of the war.
27 Squadron SAAF
27 Squadron was established as a World War II maritime patrol squadron of the South African Air Force. It was disbanded after the war and resurrected in the same role from 1951 to 1958...
at Walvis Bay and Rooikop and a detachment at Aus; 6 Sqn
6 Squadron SAAF
6 Squadron was a South African Air Force squadron as from World War II. It was disbanded and re-created a number of times, until finally disbanded in October 1990.The Squadron was formed in Cape Town in April 1939 and was equipped with Westland Wapiti IIIs...
at Eerste River; 23 Sqn at Darling; 25 Sqn
25 Squadron SAAF
25 Squadron was a maritime patrol and later medium bomber squadron of the South African Air Force during World War II. It was re-constituted twice between 1951 and 1990 as a medium transport squadron and was finally disbanded in October 1990....
at Port Elizabeth and East London; 22 Sqn
22 Squadron SAAF
22 Squadron is a squadron of the South African Air Force. It is currently a maritime helicopter squadron operating Lynx and Oryx helicopters for the South African Navy.-History:...
at Lombazi and Matubatuba; 29 Sqn also at Lombazi and 10 Sqn
10 Squadron SAAF
10 Squadron was formed as a South African Air Force fighter bomber squadron on 1 April 1939 and was deployed in a coastal defence role as part of Coastal Command until 1943 and was disbanded after the threat of Japanese naval actions off the South African coast had waned...
at Durban and Isipingo. Martin and Orpen, (1979) p.275 of the South African Air Force during the Second World War. It was assigned the role of marritime patrol and shipping escort and operated Venturas
Lockheed Ventura
The Lockheed Ventura was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by United States and British Commonwealth forces in several guises...
from Lombazi on the Pondoland coast. With the decline in activities in the war at sea, the squadron was disbanded on 15 November 1943 and absorbed into 29 Operational Training Unit based at Darling in the Cape. The squadron was re-activated in August 1944 and deployed to Matubatuba in Zululand from where it once again operated with Venturas. At this time, the squadron did very little flying (3hrs escort flying between 25 August and 24 September 1944) and was disbanded at the end of the war.