Air Force Base Overberg

Air Force Base Overberg
Air Force Base Overberg
	Doppler radar tower at Air Force Base Overberg
	IATA: OVG; ICAO: FAOB;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	South African Air Force
Location	Bredasdorp, Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Elevation AMSL	52 ft / 16 m
Coordinates	34°33′17″S 20°15′02″E / 34.55472°S 20.25056°ECoordinates: 34°33′17″S 20°15′02″E / 34.55472°S 20.25056°E
Website	www.af.mil.za
Map
	FAOB Location in the Western Cape
Runways

Air Force Base Overberg (IATA: OVG, ICAO: FAOB)^[1] is an airbase of the South African Air Force at Bredasdorp on the Overberg district of the Western Cape province and is the host of the 525 squadron and the Test Flight and Development Centre. It is placed under command of the Air Office in Pretoria, Gauteng.^[2]

The Denel Overberg Test Range uses the Overberg Air Force Base.

References[]

^ Airport information for FAOB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
^ "Air Force Base Overberg". www.af.mil.za. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

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[1] Airport information for FAOB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.

[2] "Air Force Base Overberg". www.af.mil.za. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

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Leadership	Chiefs of the Air Force Sergeants Major of the Air Force
Active squadrons	2 15 16 17 19 21 22 28 35 41 44
Training and development units	80 Air Navigation School 85 Combat Flying School 87 Helicopter Flying School Central Flying School Test Flight and Development Centre South African Air Force College
Formation aerobatic teams	Silver Falcons
Territorial reserve squadrons	101 102 104 105 106 107 108 110 111
Disbanded air and training squadrons	1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 34 40 42 50 60 109 89 Combat Flying School
Disbanded air defence squadrons	120 121 122
	3 7 8
Bases	AFB Bloemspruit AFB Durban AFB Hoedspruit AFB Langebaanweg AFB Makhado AFB Overberg AFB Swartkop AFB Waterkloof AFB Ysterplaat AFS Port Elizabeth
	Vastrap Weapons Area
Equipment	List of current and historical SAAF aircraft List of weapon systems of the South African Air Force
History	History of the South African Air Force List of obsolete weapon systems of the South African Air Force South African Air Force Memorial South African Air Force Museum Military history of South Africa SAAF squadron identification codes
Official website: www.af.mil.za