South Africa Air Force Ensigns

Last modified: 2005-06-17 by bruce berry
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• South African Air Force Ensign (2003 - )
• South African Air Force Ensign (1994 - 2003)
• South African Air Force Ensign (1982 - 1994)
• South African Air Force Ensign (1981 - 1982)
• South African Air Force Ensign (1970 - 1981)
• South African Air Force Ensign (1967 - 1970)
• South African Air Force Ensign (1951 - 1958)
• South African Air Force Ensign (1940 - 1951) 
• South African Air Force Ensign (1920 - 1940)

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  South African Air Force Ensign (2003 - )  

  At a Retreat ceremony held on Friday 25 April 2003, the old South African National Defence Force (SANDF) emblem, based on the Cape Castle outline, was formally phased out. The old SANDF flag was lowered at the South African Air Force Gymnasium Parade Ground at 18h00. The new SANDF emblem and flags were presented at a parade presided over by the Chief of the South African National Defence Force, General Siphiwe Nyanda, on 29 April 2003 at Defence Force Headquarters at Thaba Tshwane (formerly known as Voortrekkerhoogte) near Pretoria. 
  
  The change is another milestone in the transformation process in the SANDF and sees the replacement of the Cape Castle outline with a new emblem. The new SANDF emblem incorporates a nine-pointed "Star" representing the warm sun of Africa and the nine provinces of South Africa. Th