List of World War II aces from South Africa
This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from South Africa.
Name | Kills | Squadrons | Awards | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bailey, James R A | 6½ | 264, 85, 125, 600 | ![]() | Flew in Battle of Britain . Night fighter ace. Died 29 Feb. 2000.[1] |
Barber, Maurice C H | 3[2] | 250 Sqn RAF and 450 Sqn RAAF | ![]() | Although it was considered to have achieved 5 wins, it seems that this total is only 3[citation needed] |
Bosman, Andrew[3] | 10½ | RAF: 72 Sqn; SAAF: 1 Sqn, 2 Sqn & 4 Sqn | ![]() ![]() | |
Botha, Adriaan Jacobus "Attie"[3] | 5 | SAAF: 1 Sqn | KIA 14 June 1941 | |
Botha, Louis Cecil "Cookie"[4] | 5 | SAAF: 5 Sqn | KIA 17 June 1942 | |
Boyle, Brian John Lister "Piggy" | 5½ | SAAF: 1 Sqn | ![]() | |
Bremner, Thomas Dick "Dikkie" | 6 | SAAF: 5 Sqn, 12 Sqn | ![]() ![]() | |
Clements, Reginald John | 2 & 2 shr. | No. 227 Sqn RAF. | ||
Collingwood, Robert Joseph Peter | 5 | RAF: 82 Sqn & 152 Sqn, SAAF: 1 Sqn | ![]() | |
Cooke-Botha, Louis C | 5 | SAAF: 5 Sqn | ![]() | |
Courtney, Tyler J | 5 | SAAF 5 Sqn | ![]() | |
Davis, Carl Raymond | 9 | RAF: 601 Sqn | ![]() | KIA 6 September 1940 |
Dexter, Peter Grenfell | 5 | RAF: 16, 54, 603 & 611 Sqn | ![]() | KIFA 14 July 1941 |
Driver, Kenneth Weekes[5] | 12 | SAAF: 1 | ![]() | |
Duncan, Andrew | 5½ | SAAF: 1 and 5 | ![]() | |
Duff-Richardson, Melville | 5 | SAAF: 4 Sqn | ![]() | |
Faure, Johannes Morkel[4] | 5½ | RAF: 92 Sqn; SAAF: 1 and 4 Sqns | ![]() ![]() | |
Frost, John Everitt[3] | 15 | 3 and 5 SAAF | ![]() | |
Gaynor, John Henry | 5½ | 1, 2 and 7 SAAF | ![]() | |
Golding, Douglas William[3] | 9 | 4 SAAF | ![]() | |
Haysom, Geoffrey | 6 | 79 RAF | ![]() ![]() | |
Hewitson, John Loch | 5 | 1, 4 and 5 SAAF | ![]() | |
Hojem, R C | 4 | 2 and 5 SAAF | ![]() | |
Hugo, Petrus Hendrick "Piet" | 17 & 3 shr., 3 prob., 7 dmg. | 615 and 41 RAF | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Human, Daniel William "Johnny" | 5 | 1, 2 and 5 SAAF | ![]() ![]() | |
Johnston, George Robert A M | 9 & 2 shr. | RAF: 73 Sqn, 122 Wg. | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Lacey, Dennis Vernon D[3] | 6 | 2 and 5 SAAF | ![]() | |
Lardner-Burke, Henry Patrick | 8½ | 1, 19, 46, 126 and 222 RAF | ![]() | |
Laubscher, Charles James | 4 & 2 shr. | RAF: 261 Sqn., 2 SAAF | ||
Lewis, Albert Gerald[6] | 18 | 85, 249 | ![]() | |
Lindsay, Vernon Mears L.[4] | 5 | 2 SAAF | ![]() | |
Loftus, D H | 4 & 1 shr. | 2, 7 SAAF | ![]() ![]() | |
Malan, Adolph "Sailor" | 35 | 74 RAF | ![]() ![]() | |
Le Mesurier, G J | 3 | 1 SAAF | ![]() | Although credited with 6 this appears to be the sum of his kills and probables[citation needed] |
Metelerkamp, Peter[4] | 5 | 1 SAAF | ||
Morris, Douglas G "Zuba" | 5 | 406 RCAF | ![]() ![]() | |
Morris, E J | 10 | 79, 238 and 250 RAF | ![]() ![]() | |
Osler, Malcolm Stephen[3] | 12 | 145 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF | ![]() | |
Pare, Robin | 6 | 1 and 5 SAAF | ![]() | |
Pattle, Marmaduke "Pat" | 41 | 80 and 33 RAF | ![]() | KIA 20 April 1941 |
Rabagliati, Alexander C | 7 | 46 and 126 RAF | ![]() | |
Robinson, McClelland Eric S | 5½ | 1 SAAF | ![]() | |
Le Roux, Johannes Jacobus | 23½ | 73, 91, 111, 602 RAF | ![]() ![]() | |
Saville, Eric Cowley[3] | 8 | 112 and 260 RAF; 2 and 5 SAAF | ![]() | |
Seccombe, J T | 3 | 1 SAAF | ![]() | |
Smith, H F | 3 | 5 SAAF and 1 SAAF | KIA 25/03/1943 | |
Stapelton, Basil Gerald "Stapme" | 6½ | 32, 247, 257 and 603 RAF | ![]() | |
Starret, Harry | 6½ | 33 RAF | ||
Talbot, Robert Henry[3] | 10 | 274 RAF and 1 SAAF | ||
Theron, Servas van Breda | 10[clarification needed] | 250 RAF and 3 SAAF | ![]() ![]() | Aces High only credits him with 5 destroyed, 3 & 6 shared[citation needed] |
Van Mentz, Brian | 7½ | 222 and 504 RAF | ![]() | |
Wallace, Thomas Young | 8 | 111 and 610 RAF | ![]() | |
Waugh, Lawrence Robertson S[3] | 6 | 417 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF | ![]() | |
Whiting, S R | 4 | 213 RAF | ![]() | |
Wildsmith, H E N | 4 | 2 SAAF | ![]() | |
Wilmot, Laurence | 4 & 1 shr. | 1 SAAF, 238 Wg, 322 Wg. | ||
Wilson, Edward Taylor | 3 & 4 shr. | 1844 Sqn, FAA |
See also
- List of World War II aces by country.
- Military history of South Africa during World War II
- South African Air Force
Notes
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) (DFC)
Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) (DFC & Bar)
Distinguished Flying Medal (1919-1993) (DFM)
Distinguished Flying Medal and Bar (1919-1993) (DFM)
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Distinguished Service Order and Bar (DSO & Bar)
Order of the British Empire (Member) (MBE)
- KIA - Killed in action
References
- Footnotes
- Citations
- ^ Battle of Britain Memorial, The Airmen's Stories – F/O J.R.A. Bailey, visited March 20, 2018
- ^ Shores, C; Williams C (15 July 2008). Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots. Grub Street. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-898697-00-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Shores, Christopher; Ring, Hans (1969). Fighters over the Desert: The Air Battles in the Western Desert: June 1940 to December 1942. New York: Arco. p. 240. ISBN 0668-02070-9.
- ^ a b c d Shores, (1969). p. 241
- ^ Tidy, D.P (December 1976). "SOUTH AFRICAN AIR ACES OF WORLD WAR II". Military History Journal. 3 (6).
- ^ Tidy, D.P (June 1970). "SOUTH AFRICAN AIR ACES OF WORLD WAR II". Military History Journal. 1 (6).
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