26 Fighter Pilots Graduate
Monday, May 26, 2008
The 26 graduates, four of them from the South African Defence Force (SADF), undertook a basic flying course (BFC) which started on November 5, 2006 and ended on May 16.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Dikeledi of the Air Arm Unit, the course had both theoretical and practical parts. He said the fighter pilots had acquired the knowledge and skills, and met the highest military standards set by air forces throughout the world. "But this does not mean they will all end up as fighter pilots as some will join other streams in the transport and helicopter stream," he noted.
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