SAS Wingfield
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South African Navy base in Cape Town
TypeTraining base
Built1961 (1961)
| SAS Wingfield | |
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| Part of South African Navy | |
| Wingfield, Cape Town, Western Cape | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Training base |
| Location | |
  SAS Wingfield | |
| Coordinates | 33°54′24.9″S 18°31′53.46″E / 33.906917°S 18.5315167°E / -33.906917; 18.5315167 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1961 (1961) |
SAS Wingfield is a South African Navy base, on the site of the World War II Wingfield Aerodrome in Cape Town.
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
- ↑ 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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