SAS Wingfield

SAS Wingfield
Part of South African Navy
Wingfield, Cape Town, Western Cape
Site information
Type	Training base
Location
SAS Wingfield
Coordinates	33°54′24.9″S18°31′53.46″E / 33.906917°S 18.5315167°E / -33.906917; 18.5315167
Site history
Built	1961 (1961)

SAS Wingfield is a South African Navy base, on the site of the World War II Wingfield Aerodrome in Cape Town.

History

SAS 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

1. 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.