   the south african air force (saaf) is the air force of south africa, with headquarters in pretoria. the south african air force was established on 1 february 1920. the air force has seen service in world war ii and the korean war. from 1966 the saaf was involved in providing infantry support in a low intensity war ("the border war") in angola, south-west africa (namibia) and rhodesia. as the war progressed, the intensity of air operations increased until in the late 1980s, the saaf were compelled to fly fighter missions against angolan aircraft in order to maintain tactical air superiority. on conclusion of the border war in 1990, aircraft numbers were severely reduced due to economic pressures as well as the cessation of hostilities with neighboring states. today the saaf has a limited air combat capability and has been structured
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