26 Squadron SAAF

26 Squadron

A Vickers Wellington medium bomber, similar to the type flown by the squadron
Active 24 August 1942 - 12 June 1945
Country South Africa
Branch
Role Maritime patrol Sqn
Garrison/HQ AFB Waterkloof
Insignia
26 Sqn badge


26 Squadron SAAF is a disbanded squadron of the South African Air Force. The squadron was based at Takoradi, Gold Coast (now Ghana) on the West Coast of Africa during World war II. They flew Vickers Wellingtons on anti-submarine and convoy escort patrols over the Atlantic. The squadron was seconded to No. 298 Wing RAF. [1]

History

Torpedoes ready for loading aboard a Wellington, 1942

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