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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.

Name Kills Squadrons Awards Notes
Bailey, James R A 264, 85, 125, 600 Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC 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 Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC 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 Distinguished Service Order DSO Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
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" SAAF: 1 Sqn Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Bremner, Thomas Dick "Dikkie" 6 SAAF: 5 Sqn, 12 Sqn Distinguished Service Order DSO Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Clements, Reginald John 2 & 2 shr. No. 227 Sqn RAF.
Collingwood, Robert Joseph Peter 5 RAF: 82 Sqn & 152 Sqn, SAAF: 1 Sqn Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Cooke-Botha, Louis C 5 SAAF: 5 Sqn Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Courtney, Tyler J 5 SAAF 5 Sqn Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Davis, Carl Raymond 9 RAF: 601 Sqn Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC KIA 6 September 1940
Dexter, Peter Grenfell 5 RAF: 16, 54, 603 & 611 Sqn Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC KIFA 14 July 1941
Driver, Kenneth Weekes[5] 12 SAAF: 1 Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Duncan, Andrew SAAF: 1 and 5 Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Duff-Richardson, Melville 5 SAAF: 4 Sqn Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Faure, Johannes Morkel[4] RAF: 92 Sqn; SAAF: 1 and 4 Sqns Distinguished Service Order DSO Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar
Frost, John Everitt[3] 15 3 and 5 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar
Gaynor, John Henry 1, 2 and 7 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Golding, Douglas William[3] 9 4 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Haysom, Geoffrey 6 79 RAF Distinguished Service Order DSO Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Hewitson, John Loch 5 1, 4 and 5 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Hojem, R C 4 2 and 5 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Hugo, Petrus Hendrick "Piet" 17 & 3 shr., 3 prob., 7 dmg. 615 and 41 RAF Distinguished Service Order DSO Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar
Human, Daniel William "Johnny" 5 1, 2 and 5 SAAF Distinguished Service Order DSO Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar
Johnston, George Robert A M 9 & 2 shr. RAF: 73 Sqn, 122 Wg. Distinguished Service Order DSO Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar Order of the British Empire MBE
Lacey, Dennis Vernon D[3] 6 2 and 5 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Lardner-Burke, Henry Patrick 1, 19, 46, 126 and 222 RAF Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar
Laubscher, Charles James 4 & 2 shr. RAF: 261 Sqn., 2 SAAF
Lewis, Albert Gerald[6] 18 85, 249 Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar
Lindsay, Vernon Mears L.[4] 5 2 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Loftus, D H 4 & 1 shr. 2, 7 SAAF Distinguished Service Order DSO Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Malan, Adolph "Sailor" 35 74 RAF Distinguished Service Order and Bar DSO & Bar Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar
Le Mesurier, G J 3 1 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC 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 Distinguished Service Order DSO Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Morris, E J 10 79, 238 and 250 RAF Distinguished Service Order DSO Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Osler, Malcolm Stephen[3] 12 145 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar
Pare, Robin 6 1 and 5 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Pattle, Marmaduke "Pat" 41 80 and 33 RAF Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar KIA 20 April 1941
Rabagliati, Alexander C 7 46 and 126 RAF Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar
Robinson, McClelland Eric S 1 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Le Roux, Johannes Jacobus 23½ 73, 91, 111, 602 RAF Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar
Saville, Eric Cowley[3] 8 112 and 260 RAF; 2 and 5 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar (United Kingdom) DFC & Bar
Seccombe, J T 3 1 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Smith, H F 3 5 SAAF and 1 SAAF KIA 25/03/1943
Stapelton, Basil Gerald "Stapme" 32, 247, 257 and 603 RAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC DFC (Dutch)
Starret, Harry 33 RAF
Talbot, Robert Henry[3] 10 274 RAF and 1 SAAF
Theron, Servas van Breda 10[clarification needed] 250 RAF and 3 SAAF Distinguished Service Order DSO Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC Aces High only credits him with 5 destroyed, 3 & 6 shared[citation needed]
Van Mentz, Brian 222 and 504 RAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Wallace, Thomas Young 8 111 and 610 RAF Distinguished Flying Medal DFM
Waugh, Lawrence Robertson S[3] 6 417 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Whiting, S R 4 213 RAF Distinguished Service Order DSO
Wildsmith, H E N 4 2 SAAF Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) DFC
Wilmot, Laurence 4 & 1 shr. 1 SAAF, 238 Wg, 322 Wg.
Wilson, Edward Taylor 3 & 4 shr. 1844 Sqn, FAA

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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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d 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).