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SAS Wingfield

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SAS Wingfield is a South African Navy base, on the site of the World War II Wingfield Aerodrome in Cape Town.

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SAS Wingfield
Voortrekker Road,

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Voortrekker Road
7535 , Wingfield
Western Cape, South Africa
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