SAS Wingfield is a South African Navy base, on the site of the World War II Wingfield Aerodrome in Cape Town.
SAS Wingfield | |
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Part of South African Navy | |
Wingfield, Cape Town, Western Cape | |
Coordinates | 33°54′24.9″S 18°31′53.46″E / 33.906917°S 18.5315167°E |
Type | Training base |
Site history | |
Built | 1961 |
History
editSAS 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
edit- ^ 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.