Makarantar Tafiya ta Yaƙi ta 85
 Makarantar Tafiya ta Yaƙi ta 85 | |
|---|---|
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| Bayanai | |
| Iri |
military unit (en)  |
| Ƙasa | Afirka ta kudu |
| Mulki | |
| Hedkwata |
AFB Makhado (en) |
| Tarihi | |
| Ƙirƙira | 1972 |
85 Makarantar Combat Flying wani sashe ne na Rundunar Sojan Sama ta Afirka ta Kudu (SAAF). Makarantar horar da jiragen sama da ayyukan yaƙi ce ta farko, an kafa ta a shekarar 1982 a AFB Pietersburg (An san ta da Makarantar Tafiya Mai Kyau daga 1967).[1] Ta koma AFB Hoedspruit a ranar 1 ga Janairu 1993 saboda rufewar AFB Pietersburg.[1] Makarantar kuma tana da aikin ajiye jiragen sama na lokacin yaƙi, kodayake an bayyana a bainar jama'a cewa ba za a yi amfani da makarantar a aiki ba sai dai idan akwai buƙatar gaggawa.[1]
Jiragen sama da aka yi amfani da su a baya:
- Mirage IIIEZ/DZ/D2Z
- Canadair Sabre Mk.6 1975 - 1980
- Atlas Impala Mk.I/II 1972 - 2005
An mayar da makarantar zuwa AFB Makhado daga AFB Hoedspruit zuwa wani sabon wurin da aka gina da manufa tare da kayan aikin horo na jirgin sama na zamani waɗanda ke taimakawa wajen amfani da kwamfuta. Makarantar tana raba wannan wurin tare da al'ummar SAAF Gripen.
A watan Oktoban 2007, akwai matukan jirgi da dama da suka yi tafiya su kaɗai a kan jirgin Hawk Mk.120.[2]
Rundunar ta kuma halarci atisayen shirye-shiryen Rundunar Tsaron Ƙasa ta Afirka ta Kudu na shekara-shekara, inda suka harba harsasai masu rai da kuma jefa bama-bamai masu rai. Sun kuma yi atisayen aika makamai zuwa AFB Bloemspruit a shekarar 2007.