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]
Air Force Base Overberg | |||||||||||||||
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 Doppler radar tower at Air Force Base Overberg | |||||||||||||||
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| 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°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.af.mil.za | ||||||||||||||
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  FAOB Location in the Western Cape | |||||||||||||||
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The Denel Overberg Test Range uses the Overberg Air Force Base.
References
edit- ^ "Airport information for FAOB". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) 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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