No. 7 Squadron SAAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._7_Squadron_SAAF

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hawker_Typhoon
gptkbp:active_years	1940-present
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Cessna_208_Caravan gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules gptkb:Bell_212 gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Boeing_CH-47_Chinook gptkb:Sukhoi_Su-30 gptkb:Embraer_EMB_145 gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_C-130_J_Super_Hercules gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II gptkb:Mikoyan_Mi_G-21 gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-16_Fighting_Falcon gptkb:Sikorsky_S-76 gptkb:Northrop_F-5_Freedom_Fighter gptkb:Dassault_Mirage_III gptkb:Dassault_Rafale gptkb:Boeing_787_Dreamliner gptkb:Pilatus_PC-7 gptkb:Hawker_Hunter gptkb:Aermacchi_MB-326 gptkb:Agusta_A109 gptkb:Saab_JAS_39_Gripen gptkb:Mikoyan_Mi_G-29 gptkb:Mil_Mi-8 gptkb:star gptkb:Eurofighter_Typhoon gptkb:F/_A-18_Hornet Eurocopter A S350
gptkbp:base	gptkb:Air_Force_Base_Waterkloof
gptkbp:collaborations	gptkb:African_Union_missions NATO exercises
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Border_War
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:established	gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Pretoria
gptkbp:historical_significance	first South African squadron to operate jet aircraft.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	No. 7 Squadron SAAF
gptkbp:insignia	squadron badge
gptkbp:mission	air superiority ground attack
gptkbp:motto	“ We Strike”
gptkbp:nickname	“ The Flying Cheetahs”
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkbp:reform	1946
gptkbp:role	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:training	pilot training