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| Rhodesian Air Force | |
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| Active | 1935–1980 |
| Disbanded | April 1980 |
| Country | Rhodesia |
| Allegiance |
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| Part of | Rhodesian Security Forces |
| Air Headquarters | New Sarum Air Force Base |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Alæ Præsidio Patriæ, "[Our] wings [are] the fortress of the country" |
| March | Winged Assegais |
| Anniversaries | 28 November |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Air Officers Commanding | See Commanders |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | See Insignia |
The Rhodesian Air Force (RhAF) was an air force based in Salisbury (now Harare) which represented several entities under various names between 1935 and 1980: originally serving the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia, it was the air arm of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland between 1953 and 31 December 1963; of Southern Rhodesia once again from 1 January 1964; and of the unrecognised nation of Rhodesia following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain on 11 November 1965.
Named the Royal Rhodesian Air Force (RRAF) from 1954, the "Royal" prefix was dropped in 1970 when Rhodesia declared itself a republic – the official abbreviation changed appropriately. When the internationally recognised country of Zimbabwe came into being in 1980, the RhAF became the Air Force of Zimbabwe.
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