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'''28 Squadron SAAF''' is a [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]] of the [[South African Air Force]]. It is a medium transport squadron flying Lockheed C-130BZ Hercules medium transport aircraft.

* First formed: 1 June 1943 (At [[Almaza]], [[Egypt]].) The squadron flew Dakota DC3's as part of [[No. 216 Group RAF]] of the [[Mediterranean Allied Air Forces]] in May 1945<ref name="Shores">{{cite book|last=Shores|first=Christopher F.|title=Pictorial History of the Mediterranean Air War: Vol 2: RAF: 1943-1945|year=1973|publisher=Ian Allan|isbn=0-7110-0433-1|pages=108}}</ref>

==Aircraft==
{{Gallery
| title  = Aircraft flown by 28 Squadron<br /><small>''Note: Aircraft type photographs may not necessarily represent aircraft of the same mark or actual aircraft belonging to the squadron.''</small>
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| height = 120
|File:Avro.anson.arp.jpg|Avro Anson
|File:Vickers Wellington Mk2.jpg|Vickers Wellington
|File:War museum Douglas C-47.JPG|Douglas C-47 Dakota
|File:De Havilland Dragon Rapide G-AIYR.jpg|De Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide
|File:Avro Yorks at Luqa Malta 1945.jpg|Avro York
|File:SAAF-Lockheed PV1 Ventura-001.jpg|Lockheed Ventura
|File:De-Havilland-DH.104-Dove-RAF.jpg|De Havilland Devon
||De Havilland Heron
|File:Trans-Canada Airlines Vickers Viscount (1).jpg|Vickers Viscount
|File:Transall Hell's Gate.jpg|Transall C-160
|File:SAAF-C-130 Hercules-001.jpg|Lockheed C-130B Hercules built in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/government/2226932/plane-crash-a-big-blow-to-sa-air-force-experts/|title = Plane crash a big blow to SA Air Force – experts|date = 11 January 2020}}</ref>
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