Air Force Base Ysterplaat
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Air Force Base Ysterplaat (ICAO: FAYP) is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is located in Cape Town suburb Ysterplaat, on the southwestern coast of South Africa. The name Ysterplaat is Afrikaans from the Dutch "Ijzerplaats", meaning "Iron Place" or "Place of Iron" in English.
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of South Africa | ||||||||||
Operator | South African Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||
In use | 1941–present | ||||||||||
Commander | Col. E. M. T Wilson | ||||||||||
Occupants | 22 Squadron 35 Squadron | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 49 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°54′23″S 018°29′42″E | ||||||||||
Website | https://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/11/air-force-base-ysterplaat | ||||||||||
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The base's motto is Fortiter In Re (Resolute in Action).