List of World War II aces from South Africa

This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from South Africa. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country.

Name Kills Squadrons Awards Notes
Bailey, James Richard Abe 6½ RAF: 85 Sqn, 125 Sqn, 264 Sqn & 600 Sqn DFC
Barber, Maurice Clinton Hinton 5 RAF: 250 and 450 DFC
Bosman, Andrew Christian[1] 10½ RAF: 72 Sqn; SAAF: 1 Sqn, 2 Sqn & 4 Sqn DSO, DFC
Botha, Adriaan Jacobus "Attie"[1] 5 SAAF: 1 Sqn KIA 14 June 1941
Botha, Louis Cecil "Cookie"[2] 5 SAAF: 5 Sqn KIA 17 June 1942
Boyle, Brian John Lister "Piggy" 5½ SAAF: 1 Sqn DFC
Bremner, Thomas Dick "Dikkie" 6 SAAF: 5 Sqn DFC, DSO
Clements, Reginald John 2 & 2 shr. RAF: 227 Sqn.
Collingwood, Robert Joseph Peter 5 RAF: 82 Sqn & 152 Sqn, SAAF: 1 Sqn DFC
Cooke-Botha, Louis C 5 SAAF: 5 Sqn DFC
Courtney, Tyler J 5 SAAF 5 Sqn DFC
Davis, Carl Raymond 9 RAF: 601 Sqn DFC KIA 6 September 1940
Dexter, Peter Grenfell 5RAF: 16, 54, 603 & 611 SqnDFC KIFA 14 July 1941
Driver, Kenneth Weekes[3] 12SAAF: 1DFC
Duncan, Andrew 5½SAAF: 1 and 5 DFC
Duff-Richardson, Melville 5 SAAF: 4 Sqn DFC
Faure, Johannes Markel[2] 5½RAF: 92 Sqn; SAAF: 1 and 4 Sqns DSO, DFC*
Frost, John Everitt[1]153 and 5 SAAFDFC*
Gaynor, John Henry 5½1, 2 and 7 SAAFDFC
Golding, Douglas William[1] 94 SAAFDFC
Haysom, Geoffrey David Leybourne 679 RAFDSO, DFC
Hewitson, John Loch 51, 4 and 5 SAAFDFC
Hojem, R C 4 2 and 5 SAAF DFC
Hugo, Petrus Hendrick "Piet"17, 3 shr., 3 prob., 7 dmg.615 and 41 RAFDSO, DFC**
Human, Daniel William "Johnny" 51, 2 and 5 SAAFDSO, DFC*
Johnston, George Robert A M9 & 2 shr. RAF: 73 Sqn, 122 Wg. DSO,DFC*, MBE
Lacey, Dennis Vernon D[1]62 and 5 SAAFDFC
Lardner-Burke, Henry Patrick 8½1, 19, 46, 126 and 222 RAFDFC*
Laubscher, Charles James 4 & 2 shr. RAF: 261 Sqn., 2 SAAF
Lewis, Albert Gerald[4] 1885, 249 DFC*
Lindsay, Vernan Mears L.[2] 52 SAAFDFC
Loftus, D H 4 & 1 shr. 2, 7 SAAF DSO, DFC
Malan, Adolph Gysbert "Sailor"3574 RAFDSO*, DFC*
Le Mesurier, G J61 SAAFDFC
Metelerkamp, Peter Carel R[2]51 SAAF
Morris, Douglas G "Zuba"5406 RCAFDSO, DFC
Morris, E J1079, 238 and 250 RAFDSO
Osler, Malcolm Stephen[1] 12145 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAFDFC*
Pare, Robin 61 and 5 SAAFDFC
Pattle, Marmaduke Thomas St. John "Pat"4180 and 33 RAFDFC* KIA 20 April 1941
Rabagliati, Alexander C 746 and 126 RAFDFC*
Robinson, McClelland Eric S5½1 SAAFDFC
Le Roux, Johannes Jacobus 23½73, 91, 111, 602 RAFDFC**
Saville, Eric Cowley[1] 8112 and 260 RAF; 2 and 5 SAAFDFC*
Seccombe, J T 3 1 SAAF DFC
Smith, H F3 5 SAAF and 1 SAAF KIA 25/03/1943
Stapelton, Basil Gerald "Stapme"6½32, 247, 257 and 603 RAFDFC DFC (Dutch)
Starret, Harry 6½33 RAF
Talbot, Robert Henry[1] 10274 RAF and 1 SAAF
Theron, Servas van Breda 10250 RAF and 3 SAAFDSO, DFC
Van Mentz, Brian 7½222 and 504 RAFDFC
Van Vliet, Cornelius Arthur[5] 121, 4 and 7 SAAFDFC
Wallace, Thomas Young 8111 and 610 RAFDFM
Waugh, Lawrence Robertson S[1]6417 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAFDFC
Whiting, S R 4 213 RAF DSO
Wildsmith, H E N 4 2 SAAF DFC
Wilmot, L A4 & 1 shr. 1 SAAF, 238 Wg, 322 Wg.
Wilson, Edward Taylor 3 & 4 shr. 1844 Sqn, FAA

References

Footnotes
    Citations
    1. 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.
    2. 1 2 3 4 Shores, (1969). p. 241
    3. ↑ Tidy, D.P (December 1976). "SOUTH AFRICAN AIR ACES OF WORLD WAR II". Military History Journal 3 (6).
    4. ↑ Tidy, D.P (June 1970). "SOUTH AFRICAN AIR ACES OF WORLD WAR II". Military History Journal 1 (6).
    5. ↑ Tidy, D.P (December 1973). "SOUTH AFRICAN AIR ACES OF WORLD WAR II". Military History Journal 2 (6).

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