South African Air Force Emblem (WW2) - Motto Per Aspera Ad Astra - Air Forces Memorial Runnymede - Suid Afrikaanse Lug Mag

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The South African Air Force (SAAF) is the air force of South Africa, with headquarters in Pretoria. It is the world's second oldest independent air force. The memorial commemorates 20,000 airmen and airwomen of the Commonwealth Air Forces who, during the 1939-1945 War, died over north-western and central Europe, the British Isles, and the eastern Atlantic, while in any of the Air Forces Commands, and have no known grave.

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Size: 5174px × 5616px
Location: Egham Runnymede Surrey England
Photo credit: © wyrdlight / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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