- AFB
Bloemspruit is an
airbase of the
South African Air Force. It is co-located with
Bloemfontein Airport (ICAO: FABL), and
shares the airfield. The base...
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Regiment (formerly
Regiment Bloemspruit) is a
reserve infantry regiment of the
South African Army. In 1964,
Regiment Bloemspruit with its HQ in Bloemfontein...
- bombs. They also had a
successful weapons deployment exercise to AFB
Bloemspruit in 2007.
History of 85 CFS, www.af.mil.za,
Retrieved 2013-10-06 "Thumbs...
- Free
State province of
South Africa. The
runways are
shared with AFB
Bloemspruit. In
November 2012, the
South African government announced that the airport's...
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moved to AFB Durban,
though did not stay long, and
finally moved to AFB
Bloemspruit during 1972. The squadron's A
Flight was
transferred to AFS Port Elizabeth...
- wing is also
located here.
Bloemfontein is also home to the
Regiment Bloemspruit (Light Infantry),
Vrystaatse Artillerie Regiment (Artillery) and Regiment...
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South African Air
Force Role
Helicopter flight training Current base AFB
Bloemspruit,
Bloemfontein (plus a
satellite base at
Dragon Peaks Mountain Resort...
-
Hoedspruit A109 LUH, Oryx 87
Helicopter Flying School Training Air
Force Base
Bloemspruit A109 LUH, BK 117, Oryx 17
Squadron Rotary AFB
Swartkop A109 LUH, Oryx...
- and
Regiment Dan
Pienaar (Bloemfontein) were
absorbed into
Regiment Bloemspruit. 7th
Division was
disbanded on 1
April 1999 and all army
battalions were...
- in
April 2011. The
helicopters are
flown by 16 Squadron,
based at AFB
Bloemspruit near Bloemfontein. The
Rooivalk project began in
early 1984
under the...
