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Property	Value
rdf:type	Military Unit
rdfs:label	27 Squadron SAAF
rdfs:comment	27 Squadron was established as a World War II maritime patrol squadron of the South African Air Force. It was disbanded after the war and resurrected in the same role from 1951 to 1958. Its final period of service was from 1962 to 1990 when it was finally disbanded when its Piaggio Albatross aircraft were de-commissioned.
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Branch	South African Air Force
Role	Maritime Patrol
identification symbol	100 "L" and later "R"
identification symbol label	Squadron Identification Code
Caption	Piaggio P-166 Albatross as flown by the squadron at the time of final disestablishment in 1990
Dates	1942 1951 1962
Unit Name	27
Motto	"Protegimus" We Protect
identification symbol 2 label	Squadron Crest
abstract	27 Squadron was established as a World War II maritime patrol squadron of the South African Air Force. It was disbanded after the war and resurrected in the same role from 1951 to 1958. Its final period of service was from 1962 to 1990 when it was finally disbanded when its Piaggio Albatross aircraft were de-commissioned.