SAS Wingfield

SAS Wingfield
SAS Wingfield
Part of South African Navy
Wingfield, Cape Town, Western Cape
	SAS Wingfield
Coordinates	33°54′24.9″S 18°31′53.46″E
Type	Training base
Site history
Built	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

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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[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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