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Air Force Base Ysterplaat | |||||||||||
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 Impala Mk I plinthed at AFB Ysterplaat | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of South Africa | ||||||||||
| Operator | South African Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||
| In use | 1941–present | ||||||||||
| Commander | Col. E. M. T Wilson | ||||||||||
| Occupants | 22 Squadron 35 Squadron | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 49 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°54′23″S 018°29′42″E / 33.90639°S 18.49500°E | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/11/air-force-base-ysterplaat | ||||||||||
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Air Force Base Ysterplaat (ICAO: FAYP) is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is located in Cape Town suburb Ysterplaat, on the southwestern coast of South Africa. The name Ysterplaat is Afrikaans from the Dutch "Ijzerplaats", meaning "Iron Place" or "Place of Iron" in English.
The base's motto is Fortiter In Re (Resolute in Action).