17 Squadron SAAF

October 2019 17 Squadron Agusta A109 4018 + 4023 South Africa - Airforce.jpg 300 SAAF Agusta 109 1939–present South Africa 25px South African Air Force Helicopter transport / utility sqn AFB Swartkop Pro Re Nata (For the occasion as it arises) Atlas Oryx, Agusta A109LUH Squadron Identification Code 80px 17 Squadron Insignia 17 Squadron SAAF is a squadron of the South African Air Force. It is currently a transport/utility helicopter squadron. First formed: 1 September 1939 Historic aircraft flown: Junkers Ju 52/3m, Blenheim V, Lockheed Ventura GR V, Vickers Wellington, Vickers Warwick GR V, Harvard, Sikorsky S-55, Sikorsky S-51, Sud Aviation Alouette II, Aérospatiale Alouette III, Aérospatiale Puma, SA 365N Dauphin Current aircraft flown: Atlas Oryx, Agusta A109LUH Current base: AFB Swartkop, Pretoria. External links 17 Squadron SAAF Unofficial Website Spanish tourist rescued during night helicopter operation on Drakensberg escarpment Category:Squadrons of the South African Air Force Category:Military units and formations in Pretoria SAAF17 Category:Military units and formations established in 1939 Category:1939 establishments in South Africa