. . . . . "30px" . . "SAF"@en . "The Somali Air Force (SAF) (Somali: Ciidamada Cirka Soomaaliyeed, Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0627\u062A \u0627\u0644\u062C\u0648\u064A\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u0645\u0627\u0644\u064A\u0629\u200E, Al-Q\u016Bw\u0101t al-Gaww\u012By\u00E4 as-\u1E62\u016Bm\u0101l) is the air force of Somalia. The Somali Aeronautical Corps (SAC) was the name of the Somali Air Force during the pre-independence (1954\u20131960) period. After 1960, when Somalia gained independence, the name changed to the Somali Air Force. SAF principal organizer and the first Somalia pilot Ali Matan Hashi became the founder as well as the Chief of SAF."@en . "Somali Air Force"@en . "100px" . . "Somali: Isku Tiirsada!" . . "English: Lean Together!" . . . .