- 17 Squadron SAAF
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17 Squadron 
SAAF Augusta 109Active 1939 to present Country 
South AfricaBranch 
South African Air ForceRole Helicopter transport / utility sqn Garrison/HQ AFB Swartkop Motto Pro Re Nata (For the occasion as it arises) Equipment Atlas Oryx, Agusta A109LUH Insignia 17 Squadron Insignia 
17 Squadron SAAF is a squadron of the South African Air Force. It is currently a transport/utility helicopter squadron.
- First formed: 1 September 1939
- Historic aircraft flown: Junkers Ju-52/3m, Blenheim V, Lockheed Ventura GR V, Vickers Wellington, Vickers Warwick GR V, Harvard, Sikorsky S-55, Sikorsky S-51, Sud Aviation Alouette II, Aérospatiale Alouette III, Aérospatiale Puma, SA 365N Dauphin
- Current aircraft flown: Atlas Oryx, Agusta A109LUH
- Current base: AFB Swartkop, Pretoria (administratively under AFB Waterkloof, Pretoria).
External links
- 17 Squadron SAAF Unofficial Website
- Spanish tourist rescued during night helicopter operation on Drakensberg escarpment
Active Squadrons 
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 CollegeReserve Squadrons 101 · 102 · 104 · 105 · 106 · 107 · 108 · 110 · 111Disbanded Squadrons Bases AFB Bloemspruit · AFB Durban · AFB Hoedspruit · AFB Langebaanweg · AFB Makhado · AFB Overberg · AFB Swartkop · AFB Waterkloof · AFB YsterplaatRelated Categories:- Squadrons of the South African Air Force
- Military units and formations established in 1939
- South African military stubs
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