User:Antonbijl/AFB Swartkops

Background and history
Air Force Base Swartkops(ICAO: FASK) is an airbase of the South African Air Force (SAAF). It is situated within South African borders on the outskirts of Pretoria, in Centurion at latitude 25° 48′ 34.98″ S, longitude 28° 9′ 52.67″ E and elevation 1457 metres (4780 feet). The base was established in April 1921 and is currently home to the SAAF Museum Historic Flight and Airspace Control Unit squadrons of the SAAF.

The name, Swartkops, is Afrikaans, meaning "Black hills".