28 Squadron SAAF

28 Squadron
C-130BZ as operated by 28 Squadron
Active	1943 to present
Country	South Africa
Branch	South African Air Force
Role	Medium Transport
Garrison/HQ	AFB Waterkloof
Motto	"Portamus" (We Carry)
Equipment	C-130BZ/F Hercules
Insignia
Squadron Crest

28 Squadron SAAF is a squadron of the South African Air Force. It is currently a medium transport squadron flying Lockheed C-130BZ Hercules medium transport aircraft.

• First formed: 1 June 1943 (At Almaza, Egypt.) The squadron flew Dakota DC3's as part of No. 216 Group RAF of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces in May 1945^[1]

Aircraft

Aircraft flown by 28 Squadron Note: Aircraft type photographs may not necessarily represent aircraft of the same mark or actual aircraft belonging to the Squadron.
Avro Anson  Vickers Wellington  Douglas C-47 Dakota  De Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide  Avro York  Lockheed Ventura  De Havilland Devon  De Havilland Heron  Vickers Viscount  Transall C-160  Lockheed C-130 Hercules

References

South African Air Force Leadership Chiefs of the Air Force Sergeants Major of the Air Force Active squadrons 2 15 16 17 19 21 22 28 35 41 44 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 College Formation aerobatic teams Silver Falcons Territorial reserve squadrons 101 102 104 105 106 107 108 110 111 Disbanded air and training squadrons 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 18 20 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 40 42 43 50 60 103 109 112 114 86 Multi-Engine Flying School 88 Maritime Training School 89 Combat Flying School Disbanded air defence squadrons 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 WW2 Wings of the SAAF 2 3 5 7 21 24 25 Bases AFB Bloemspruit AFB Durban AFB Hoedspruit AFB Langebaanweg AFB Makhado AFB Overberg AFB Swartkop AFB Waterkloof AFB Ysterplaat AFS Port Elizabeth Equipment List of current and historical SAAF aircraft List of weapon systems of the South African Air Force History History of the South African Air Force List of obsolete weapon systems of the South African Air Force South African Air Force Memorial South African Air Force Museum Military history of South Africa SAAF squadron identification codes Official website: www.af.mil.za