17 Squadron SAAF

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Active 1939 to present Garrison/HQ AFB Swartkop		Country South Africa

Branch South African Air Force Role Helicopter transport / utility sqn Motto(s) Pro Re Nata (For the occasion as it arises)

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).

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