Two South African Airforce Plaques SAAFA Plaque and Air Force Gymnasium Plaque

TWO SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE RELATED PLAQUES. THE ONE IS A SAAFA OR SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION PLAQUE AND THE OTHER AN AIR FORCE GYMNASIUM PLAQUE WITH THEIR MOTTO E GYMNASIO VIRTUS MEANING THE GYMNASIUM BRINGS FORTH VIRTUE. BOTH THESE PLAQUES AND OTHER AIRFORCE BADGES ON AUCTION THIS WEEK BELONGED ONE OF MY UNCLES WHO SERVED IN THE SA AIRFORCE AND LATER ON BECAME A BOEING PILOT.
 
The Air Force Gymnasium was founded on 1 December 1951 at AFS Lyttleton, with the first intake of 133 recruits on 3 February 1952. In January 1959 the Air Force Gymnasium moved to Valhalla, opposite AFB Swartkop. Due to the sinkhole activity at Valhalla, Military Skills Development (MSD) and Reserve Force recruits moved to AFB Hoedspruit on 11 January 2009, to commence with their training at the Boston Training Facility.
 
SIZE: FRAME 14CM WIDE 18CM HIGHPAINTING 70CM WIDE 55CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: IN GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION.
 
SAAF:
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is the air warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force. The South African Air Force was established on 1 February 1920. The Air Force saw service in World War II and the Korean War. From 1966, the SAAF was involved in providing infantry support in the low-intensity Border War in Angola, South-West Africa and Rhodesia. As the war progressed, the intensity of air operations increased, until in the late 1980s when the SAAF were compelled to fly fighter missions against Angolan aircraft in order to maintain tactical air superiority. On conclusion of the Border War in 1990, aircraft numbers were severely reduced due to economic pressures as well as the cessation of hostilities with neighbouring states.
 
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