South African Air Force Memorial
The South African Air Force Memorial is a memorial to South African Air Force members who have died whilst in service of the South African Air Corps and its successor, the South African Air Force from 1915 to the present during times of war and times of peace.Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial to South African Air Force (SAAF) members
- Also known as: “SAAF Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include AFB Swartkop and Voortrekker Monument.
AFB Swartkop
Aerodrome
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Air Force Base Swartkop is South Africa's oldest air force base and houses the South African Air Force Museum. It is managed as part of AFB Waterkloof and houses one of the three branches of the South African Air Force Museum.
Voortrekker Monument
Monument
Photo: Head, Public domain.
The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. The granite structure is located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854. Voortrekker Monument is situated 2½ km north of South African Air Force Memorial.
Fort Schanskop
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Schanskop is a museum, which is situated 3 km northeast of South African Air Force Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clubview and Kloofsig.
Clubview
Suburb
Clubview is a small residential suburb in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa. Clubview is situated 4 km south of South African Air Force Memorial.
Kloofsig
Suburb
Kloofsig is one of the northernmost suburbs of Centurion in Gauteng Province, South Africa, bordering the city of Pretoria. Kloofsig is situated 4 km east of South African Air Force Memorial.
Centurion
Centurion is a city of 237,000 people in the Tshwane district of South Africa between Pretoria to the north, and Midrand and Johannesburg to the south. It is home to the Waterkloof Air Force Base, and the Swartkop Air Force Base.
South African Air Force Memorial
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.79935° or 25° 47′ 58″ southLongitude
28.16937° or 28° 10′ 10″ eastInception
1963Open location code
5G6C6529+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 239221018OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q7565421
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to French—“South African Air Force Memorial” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag-gedenkteken”
- Chinese: “南非空軍紀念館”
- French: “South African Air Force Memorial”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Air Force Museum and SAAF.
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