SAS Wingfield

SAS Wingfield
Part of South African Navy
Wingfield, Cape Town, Western Cape
SAS Wingfield is located in Cape Town
SAS Wingfield
SAS Wingfield
Coordinates33°54′24.9″S 18°31′53.46″E / 33.906917°S 18.5315167°E / -33.906917; 18.5315167
TypeTraining base
Site history
Built1961 (1961)

SAS Wingfield is a South African Navy base, on the site of the World War II Wingfield Aerodrome in Cape Town.

History

SAS Wingfield was established in 1961 to provide technical training and practical instruction to apprentices, but now offers training to officers and sailors.[1]: 153 

References

  1. ^ Bennett, C. H.; Söderlund, A. G. (2008). South Africa's navy : a navy of the people and for the people. ISBN 978-0-620-41446-3.


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