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Air Force Base Swartkop 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Aeronautical Database )〕 is South Africa's oldest air force base and houses the South African Air Force Museum. It is managed as part of AFB Waterkloof〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AFB Waterkloof )〕 and houses one of the three branches of the South African Air Force Museum. The name of the air force base, ''Swartkop'' means ''Black hill'' in Afrikaans. AFB Swartkop is located in the town Centurion (previously Verwoerdburg) in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, between Pretoria and Midrand (Johannesburg), which is a part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. ==History== Air Force Station (AFS) Zwartkop was established in April 1921 after a private farm named Zwartkop was acquired by the Government of the day in 1920. The Dutch spelling of Zwartkop was retained for the Air Force Station that was subsequently established there. On April 1, 1949, the Dutch spelling was dropped in favour of the English spelling and resulted in Air Force Station Swartkop. The Air Force Station was upgraded to an Air Force Base on 1 February 1968.〔http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/9/zwartkop〕 The name of the base reverted to the original "Zwartkop" in 2012. The SAAF claims Swartkop is the second oldest airstation in the world and the oldest operational airstation in the world. Over the years many distinguished Squadrons have been based at Swartkop. This includes 26 Squadron SAAF which was formed there on 24 August 1942. The Chief of the South African Air Force opened the relocated South African Air Force Museum at AFB Swartkop in 1993.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of the South African Air Force )〕 The Air Force Base reverted to Air Force Station status in 1999. This decision was made by the South African Air Force to vacate the base and leave behind the South African Air Force Museum located there and to keep the Airfield as an extension of Air Force Base Waterkloof. The SAAF Museum Historic Flight has also moved to the airfield. As of December 2013 the South African Air Force still hasn't vacated all operational units on the base. The South African Air Force Museum currently occupies the northern side of the base while active SAAF units occupy the southern side of the base.〔http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/bases/9/zwartkop〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Air Force Base Swartkop」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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