List of World War II aces from South Africa

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This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from South Africa.

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NameKillsSquadronsAwardsNotes
Bailey, James R A 6½ 264, 85, 125, 600 Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png 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 Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png Although it was considered to have achieved 5 wins, it seems that this total is only 3[ citation needed ]
Bosman, Andrew [3] 10½RAF: 72 Sqn; SAAF: 1 Sqn, 2 Sqn & 4 Sqn Distinguished Service Order Ribbon.svg Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Botha, Adriaan Jacobus "Attie" [3] 5SAAF: 1 Sqn KIA 14 June 1941
Botha, Louis Cecil "Cookie" [4] 5SAAF: 5 Sqn KIA 17 June 1942
Boyle, Brian John Lister "Piggy" 5½SAAF: 1 Sqn Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Bremner, Thomas Dick "Dikkie" 6SAAF: 5 Sqn, 12 Sqn Distinguished Service Order Ribbon.svg Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Clements, Reginald John2 & 2 shr. No. 227 Sqn RAF.
Collingwood, Robert Joseph Peter5RAF: 82 Sqn & 152 Sqn, SAAF: 1 Sqn Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Cooke-Botha, Louis C5SAAF: 5 Sqn Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Courtney, Tyler J 5SAAF 5 Sqn Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Davis, Carl Raymond 9RAF: 601 Sqn Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png KIA 6 September 1940
Dexter, Peter Grenfell 5RAF: 16, 54, 603 & 611 Sqn Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png KIFA 14 July 1941
Driver, Kenneth Weekes [5] 12SAAF: 1 Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Duncan, Andrew5½SAAF: 1 and 5 Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Duff-Richardson, Melville5SAAF: 4 Sqn Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Faure, Johannes Morkel [4] 5½RAF: 92 Sqn; SAAF: 1 and 4 Sqns Distinguished Service Order Ribbon.svg UK DFC w bar BAR.svg
Frost, John Everitt [3] 153 and 5 SAAF UK DFC w bar BAR.svg
Gaynor, John Henry5½1, 2 and 7 SAAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Golding, Douglas William [3] 94 SAAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Haysom, Geoffrey 6 79 RAF Distinguished Service Order Ribbon.svg Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Hewitson, John Loch51, 4 and 5 SAAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Hojem, R C42 and 5 SAAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Hugo, Petrus Hendrick "Piet" 17 & 3 shr., 3 prob., 7 dmg.615 and 41 RAF Distinguished Service Order Ribbon.svg UK DFC w bar BAR.svg UK DFC w bar BAR.svg
Human, Daniel William "Johnny"51, 2 and 5 SAAF Distinguished Service Order Ribbon.svg UK DFC w bar BAR.svg
Johnston, George Robert A M9 & 2 shr.RAF: 73 Sqn, 122 Wg. Distinguished Service Order Ribbon.svg UK DFC w bar BAR.svg Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon.png
Lacey, Dennis Vernon D [3] 62 and 5 SAAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Lardner-Burke, Henry Patrick 8½1, 19, 46, 126 and 222 RAF UK DFC w bar BAR.svg
Laubscher, Charles James4 & 2 shr.RAF: 261 Sqn., 2 SAAF
Lewis, Albert Gerald [6] 1885, 249 UK DFC w bar BAR.svg
Lindsay, Vernon Mears L. [4] 52 SAAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Loftus, D H 4 & 1 shr.2, 7 SAAF Distinguished Service Order Ribbon.svg Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Malan, Adolph "Sailor" 3574 RAF Distinguished Service Order Ribbon - with one bar 01.svg UK DFC w bar BAR.svg
Le Mesurier, G J 31 SAAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png Although credited with 6 this appears to be the sum of his kills and probables[ citation needed ]
Metelerkamp, Peter [4] 51 SAAF
Morris, Douglas G "Zuba"5406 RCAF Distinguished Service Order Ribbon.svg Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Morris, E J 1079, 238 and 250 RAF Distinguished Service Order Ribbon.svg Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Osler, Malcolm Stephen [3] 12145 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF UK DFC w bar BAR.svg
Pare, Robin 61 and 5 SAAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Pattle, Marmaduke "Pat" 4180 and 33 RAF UK DFC w bar BAR.svg KIA 20 April 1941
Rabagliati, Alexander C 746 and 126 RAF UK DFC w bar BAR.svg
Robinson, McClelland Eric S5½1 SAAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Le Roux, Johannes Jacobus 23½73, 91, 111, 602 RAF UK DFC w bar BAR.svg UK DFC w bar BAR.svg
Saville, Eric Cowley [3] 8112 and 260 RAF; 2 and 5 SAAF UK DFC w bar BAR.svg
Seccombe, J T31 SAAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Smith, H F35 SAAF and 1 SAAFKIA 25/03/1943
Stapelton, Basil Gerald "Stapme" 6½32, 247, 257 and 603 RAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png DFC (Dutch)
Starret, Harry6½33 RAF
Talbot, Robert Henry [3] 10274 RAF and 1 SAAF
Theron, Servas van Breda 10[ clarification needed ]250 RAF and 3 SAAF Distinguished Service Order Ribbon.svg Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png Aces High only credits him with 5 destroyed, 3 & 6 shared[ citation needed ]
Van Mentz, Brian 7½222 and 504 RAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Wallace, Thomas Young 8111 and 610 RAF Distinguished Flying Medal ribbon.svg
Waugh, Lawrence Robertson S [3] 6417 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Whiting, S R4213 RAF Distinguished Service Order Ribbon.svg
Wildsmith, H E N42 SAAF Ribbon - Distinguished Flying Cross.png
Wilmot, Laurence 4 & 1 shr.1 SAAF, 238 Wg, 322 Wg.
Wilson, Edward Taylor3 & 4 shr.1844 Sqn, FAA

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References

Footnotes
    Citations
    1. ↑ Battle of Britain Memorial, The Airmen's Stories – F/O J.R.A. Bailey, visited March 20, 2018
    2. ↑ 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.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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.
    4. 1 2 3 4 Shores, (1969). p. 241
    5. ↑ Tidy, D.P (December 1976). "SOUTH AFRICAN AIR ACES OF WORLD WAR II". Military History Journal. 3 (6).
    6. ↑ Tidy, D.P (June 1970). "SOUTH AFRICAN AIR ACES OF WORLD WAR II". Military History Journal. 1 (6).
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