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This article contains a list of the facilities of the Joint Air Training Scheme which was a major programme for training South African Air Force, Royal Air Force and Allied air crews during World War II.
Jul 25, 2003 · But before OTU was a posting to the Maritime Reconnaissance Course at No. 61 Air School (SAAF) at George, Cape Province in South Africa. The flying there concentrated on sea navigation...
South Africa: New flying schools were established at Pretoria, Germiston, Bloemfontein and Baragwanath, and a training command was set up to oversee the SAAF’s overall training program.
The real breakthrough came in 1940, however, with the establishment of the Joint Air Training Scheme (JATS) under which the Royal Air Force (RAF), SAAF and other Allied air and ground crews were trained at 38 South African-based air schools.
Sep 11, 2013 · Shortly after arrival of the RAF personnel all the SAAF schools were renamed Air School. No.1 Air School, SAAF. Location detail (area boundaries as of 2012): Baragwanath, Johannesburg South, Gauteng, South Africa. Summary: Previously called No.1 EFTS, Baragwanath Pilot elementary flying training Assigned to Training Command.
Jul 11, 2005 · I spent the last 4 years of the war in South Africa 2 years at 42 Air School in Port Elizabeth and 2 years at 43 Air School in Port Alfred.
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Dec 29, 2016 · South Africa was invited to join the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan but decided instead to focus on domestic training, while its northern neighbour, British colony Southern Rhodesia, arranged a training agreement with the RAF at the outbreak of the Second World War.
