South African Air Force SAAB Gripen C - Multi-Role Fighter, Advanced Light Fighter Aircraft (ALFA)

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South African Air Force SAAB Gripen C - Multi-Role Fighter, Advanced Light Fighter Aircraft (ALFA). The SAAF has 26 Gripens on order, comprising 17 single-seaters and nine two-seaters. The first Gripen D was accepted by the SAAF in April 2008, with deliveries continuing at regular intervals until the final Gripen C is delivered in 2012. It will join 2 Squadron at AFB Makhado (formerly Louis Trichardt), replacing the Cheetah Cs/Ds which were retired in April 2008.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Air Show, September 2008, Ysterplaat, Cape Town, South Africa.
Photo credit: © Awie Badenhorst / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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