List of World War II aces from South Africa

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Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Bailey, James Richard Abe	6½	RAF: 85 Sqn No. 85 Squadron RAF No. 85 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It most recently served as No. 85 Squadron based at RAF Church Fenton.-In World War I:... , 125 Sqn No. 125 Squadron RAF No. 125 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron active during and after World War II.-World War I:Like a number of Squadrons, No. 125 was initially formed during the later months of the first world war but never became operational before the Armistice.-World War II:No... , 264 Sqn & 600 Sqn No. 85 Squadron RAF No. 85 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It most recently served as No. 85 Squadron based at RAF Church Fenton.-In World War I:...	DFC
Barber, Maurice Clinton Hinton	5	RAF: 250 and 450	DFC
Bosman, Andrew Christian	10½	RAF: 72 Sqn No. 72 Squadron RAF No. 72 Squadron Royal Air Force started its service life supporting the army during World War I on operations in Middle East and afterwards was quickly disbanded. In its second incarnation the squadron was a real fighter unit, transitioning from Gloster Gladiator biplanes to Gloster Javelin... ; SAAF: 1 Sqn 1 Squadron SAAF 1 Squadron SAAF was an air force squadron of the South African Air Force and was formed at Air Force Station Swartkop in February 1920, equipped with De Havilland DH.9's donated to South Africa by Britain. On 31 August 1939 the squadron was re-designated as 1 Bomber/Fighter Squadron and this was... , 2 Sqn 2 Squadron SAAF -Background:2 Squadron is currently the premier squadron in the South African Air Force, and has a long history, having been involved in every single combat action in which the SAAF has taken part... & 4 Sqn 4 Squadron SAAF 4 Squadron SAAF was a South African Air Force squadron which served during World War II. It was resurrected in 1951 and remained active until 1958. Its final period of active service was from 1961 to 1991...	DSO, DFC
Botha, Adriaan Jacobus "Attie"	5	SAAF: 1 Sqn 1 Squadron SAAF 1 Squadron SAAF was an air force squadron of the South African Air Force and was formed at Air Force Station Swartkop in February 1920, equipped with De Havilland DH.9's donated to South Africa by Britain. On 31 August 1939 the squadron was re-designated as 1 Bomber/Fighter Squadron and this was...		KIA 14 June 1941
Botha, Louis Cecil "Cookie"	5	SAAF: 5 Sqn 5 Squadron SAAF 5 Squadron SAAF was a South African Air Force Fighter / Fighter-Bomber squadron during World War II. It was disbanded at the end of the war and was re-commissioned in 1950...		KIA 17 June 1942
Boyle, Brian John Lister "Piggy"	5½	SAAF: 1 Sqn 1 Squadron SAAF 1 Squadron SAAF was an air force squadron of the South African Air Force and was formed at Air Force Station Swartkop in February 1920, equipped with De Havilland DH.9's donated to South Africa by Britain. On 31 August 1939 the squadron was re-designated as 1 Bomber/Fighter Squadron and this was...	DFC

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Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards
Clements, Reginald John	2 & 2 shr.	RAF: 227 Sqn.
Collingwood, Robert Joseph Peter	5	RAF: 82 Sqn & 152 Sqn, SAAF: 1 Sqn 1 Squadron SAAF 1 Squadron SAAF was an air force squadron of the South African Air Force and was formed at Air Force Station Swartkop in February 1920, equipped with De Havilland DH.9's donated to South Africa by Britain. On 31 August 1939 the squadron was re-designated as 1 Bomber/Fighter Squadron and this was...	DFC
Cooke-Botha, Louis C	5	SAAF: 5 Sqn	DFC
Courtney, Tyler J

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Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Davis,Carl Raymond Carl Raymond Davis Carl Raymond Davis DFC was a flying ace of the Battle of Britain, having claimed nine enemy aircraft destroyed, four probably destroyed, and four damaged, before he was himself shot down and killed in action....	9	RAF: 601 Sqn	DFC	KIA 6 September 1940
Dexter, Peter Grenfell	5	RAF: 16, 54, 603 & 611 Sqn	DFC	KIFA 14 July 1941
Driver, Kenneth Weekes	12	SAAF: 1	DFC
Duncan, Andrew	5½	SAAF: 1 and 5	DFC

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Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Faure, Johannes Markel	5½	RAF: 92 Sqn; SAAF: 1 and 4 Sqns	DSO, DFC*
Frost, John Everitt John Frost (pilot) John Everitt "Jack" Frost DFC & Bar was a South African fighter ace during the Second World War. He was the highest-scoring member of a South African Air Force squadron during the war...	15	3 and 5 SAAF	DFC*

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Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Gaynor, John Henry	5½	1, 2 and 7 SAAF	DFC
Golding, Douglas William	9	4 SAAF	DFC

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Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards
Haysom, Geoffrey David Leybourne	6	79 RAF	DSO, DFC
Hewitson, John Loch	5	1, 4 and 5 SAAF	DFC
Hojem, R C	4	2 and 5 SAAF	DFC
Hugo, Petrus Hendrick "Piet"	17 destroyed, three shared, three probables and seven damaged.	615 and 41 RAF	DSO, DFC**
Human, Daniel William "Johnny"	5	1, 2 and 5 SAAF	DSO, DFC*

J

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Johnston, George Robert A M	9 & 2 shr.	RAF: 73 Sqn, 122 Wg.	DSO,DFC*, MBE

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Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards
Lacey, Dennis Vernon D	6	2 and 5 SAAF	DFC
Lardner-Burke, Henry Patrick	8½	1, 19, 46, 126 and 222 RAF	DFC*
Laubscher, Charles James	4 & 2 shr.	RAF: 261 Sqn., 2 SAAF
Lewis, Albert Gerald	18	85, 249	DFC*
Lindsay, Vernan Mears L.	5	2 SAAF	DFC
Loftus, D H	4 & 1 shr.	2, 7 SAAF	DSO, DFC

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Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards
Malan, Adolph Gysbert "Sailor" Adolph Malan Adolph Gysbert Malan DSO & Bar DFC & Bar , better known as Sailor Malan, was a famed South African World War II RAF fighter pilot who led No. 74 Squadron RAF during the height of the Battle of Britain. Malan was known for sending German bomber pilots home with dead crews as a warning to other...	35	74 RAF	DSO, DFC
Le Mesurier, G J	6	1 SAAF	DFC
Metelerkamp, Peter Carel R	5	1 SAAF
Morris, Douglas G "Zuba"	5	406 RCAF	DSO, DFC
Morris, E J	10	79, 238 and 250 RAF	DSO

O

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Osler, Malcolm Stephen	12	145 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF	DFC*

P

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Pare, Robin	6	1 and 5 SAAF	DFC
Pattle, Marmaduke Thomas St. John "Pat" Marmaduke Pattle Squadron Leader Marmaduke Thomas St. John "Pat" Pattle DFC & Bar was a South African-born Second World War flying ace for the Royal Air Force. Pattle was a fighter ace with a very high score, and is sometimes noted as being the highest-scoring British and Commonwealth pilot of the Second World War...	41	80 and 33 RAF	DFC*	KIA 20 April 1941

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Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards
Rabagliati, Alexander C	7	46 and 126 RAF	DFC*
Robinson, McClelland Eric S	5½	1 SAAF	DFC
Le Roux, Johannes Jacobus	23½	73, 91, 111, 602 RAF	DFC**

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Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Saville, Eric Cowley	8	112 and 260 RAF; 2 and 5 SAAF	DFC*
Seccombe, J T	3	1 SAAF	DFC
Smith, H F	3	5 SAAF and 1 SAAF		KIA 25/03/1943
Stapelton, Basil Gerald "Stapme" Gerald Stapleton Squadron Leader Basil Gerald "Stapme" Stapleton DFC was a Royal Air Force officer and fighter ace who flew Spitfires and Typhoons during World War II. He preferred the name Gerald and was nicknamed 'Stapme' after a phrase used in his favourite cartoon strip Just Jake published in The Daily Mirror...	6½	32, 247, 257 and 603 RAF	DFC DFC (Dutch)
Starret, Harry	6½	33 RAF

T

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Talbot, Robert Henry	10	274 RAF and 1 SAAF
Theron, Servas van Breda	10	250 RAF and 3 SAAF	DSO, DFC

V

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Van Mentz, Brian	7½	222 and 504 RAF	DFC
Van Vliet, Cornelius Arthur	12	1, 4 and 7 SAAF	DFC

W

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards
Wallace, Thomas Young	8	111 and 610 RAF	DFM
Waugh, Lawrence Robertson S	6	417 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF	DFC
Whiting, S R	4	213 RAF	DSO
Wildsmith, H E N	4	2 SAAF	DFC
Wilmot, L A	4 & 1 shr.	1 SAAF, 238 Wg, 322 Wg.
Wilson, Edward Taylor	3 & 4 shr.	1844 Sqn, FAA

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