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35 Squadron
Avro Shackleton as flown by 35 Squadron from 1957-1984
Active	15 February 1945 - present
Country	South Africa
Branch	South African Air Force
Role	maritime patrol and transport squadron
Base	AFB Ysterplaat, Cape Town
Motto(s)	Shaya Amanzi ("Strike the Water")
Aircraft	C-47TP "Turbo Dakota"
Insignia
Squadron Identification Code	MS (1939-1945)
Squadron Crest

Military unit

35 Squadron SAAF is a squadron of the South African Air Force. It is currently a maritime patrol and transport squadron.

History

The squadron was formed on 15 February 1945 when 262 Squadron Royal Air Force, an anti-submarine squadron, operating the Consolidated Catalina, was transferred to the South African Air Force.

Awards

Award for Best Permanent Flying Unit in the SAAF for both 2004 and 2005

Aircraft operated

From	To	Aircraft	Variant
Feb 1945	Jan 1957	Consolidated Catalina	Mk.IVb
Apr 1945	Oct 1956	Short Sunderland	GR.5
late 40s	1952	North American Harvard
late 40s		Supermarine Spitfire
late 40s		Airspeed Oxford
late 40s	1960	Lockheed Ventura
Jan 1957	Nov 1984	Avro Shackleton	MR.3
Nov 1984	1994	Douglas Dakota	C-47 "Dackleton"
Dec 1990	Present	Douglas Dakota	C-47TP "Turbo Dakota"

References

Notes

Becker, Dave (1991). On Wings of Eagles. Durban: Walker-Ramus. p. 181. ISBN 0-947478-47-7.
Rawlings 1982, pp. 185-186.
Halley 1988, p. 328.
Jefford 2001, p. 82.

Bibliography

Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
Rawlings, John D.R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
Spring, Ivan. Flying Boat: The History of 262 Squadron RAF and the origins of 35 Squadron SAAF. Johannesburg, South Africa: Spring Air, 1995. ISBN 0-9583977-2-4.

External links

v t e South African Air Force
Leadership	Chiefs of the Air Force Sergeants Major of the Air Force
Active squadrons	2 15 16 17 19 21 22 28 35 41 44
Training and development units	68 Air School 80 Air Navigation School 85 Combat Flying School 87 Helicopter Flying School Central Flying School Test Flight and Development Centre South African Air Force College
Formation aerobatic teams	Silver Falcons
Reserve squadrons	101 102 104 105 106 107 108 110 111
Disbanded air and training squadrons	1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 18 20 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 40 42 43 50 60 103 109 112 114 86 Multi-Engine Flying School 88 Maritime Training School 89 Combat Flying School
Disbanded air defence squadrons	120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129
Wings of the SAAF	2 3 5 7 8 21 24 25
Bases	AFB Bloemspruit AFB Durban AFB Hoedspruit AFB Langebaanweg AFB Makhado AFB Overberg AFB Swartkop AFB Waterkloof AFB Ysterplaat AFS Port Elizabeth
Training areas	Roodewaal Bombing Range Ditholo Training Area TAB Upington Vastrap Weapons Area
Equipment	List of current and historical SAAF aircraft List of weapon systems of the South African Air Force
History	History of the South African Air Force List of obsolete weapon systems of the South African Air Force South African Air Force Memorial South African Air Force Museum Military history of South Africa South African Air Force in World War I South African Air Force in World War II South African Air Force in the Korean War South African Air Force in the Bush War SAAF squadron identification codes
Official website: www.af.mil.za

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