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	5	RAF: 16, 54, 603 & 611 Sqn	DFC	KIFA 14 July 1941
Driver, Kenneth Weekes[3]	12	SAAF: 1	DFC
Duncan, Andrew	5½	SAAF: 1 and 5	DFC
Duff-Richardson, Melville	5	SAAF: 4 Sqn	DFC
Faure, Johannes Markel[2]	5½	RAF: 92 Sqn; SAAF: 1 and 4 Sqns	DSO, DFC*
Frost, John Everitt[1]	15	3 and 5 SAAF	DFC*
Gaynor, John Henry	5½	1, 2 and 7 SAAF	DFC
Golding, Douglas William[1]	9	4 SAAF	DFC
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, 3 shr., 3 prob., 7 dmg.	615 and 41 RAF	DSO, DFC**
Human, Daniel William "Johnny"	5	1, 2 and 5 SAAF	DSO, DFC*
Johnston, George Robert A M	9 & 2 shr.	RAF: 73 Sqn, 122 Wg.	DSO,DFC*, MBE
Lacey, Dennis Vernon D[1]	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[4]	18	85, 249	DFC*
Lindsay, Vernan Mears L.[2]	5	2 SAAF	DFC
Loftus, D H	4 & 1 shr.	2, 7 SAAF	DSO, DFC
Malan, Adolph Gysbert "Sailor"	35	74 RAF	DSO*, DFC*
Le Mesurier, G J	6	1 SAAF	DFC
Metelerkamp, Peter Carel R[2]	5	1 SAAF
Morris, Douglas G "Zuba"	5	406 RCAF	DSO, DFC
Morris, E J	10	79, 238 and 250 RAF	DSO
Osler, Malcolm Stephen[1]	12	145 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF	DFC*
Pare, Robin	6	1 and 5 SAAF	DFC
Pattle, Marmaduke Thomas St. John "Pat"	41	80 and 33 RAF	DFC*	KIA 20 April 1941
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**
Saville, Eric Cowley[1]	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"	6½	32, 247, 257 and 603 RAF	DFC DFC (Dutch)
Starret, Harry	6½	33 RAF
Talbot, Robert Henry[1]	10	274 RAF and 1 SAAF
Theron, Servas van Breda	10	250 RAF and 3 SAAF	DSO, DFC
Van Mentz, Brian	7½	222 and 504 RAF	DFC
Van Vliet, Cornelius Arthur[5]	12	1, 4 and 7 SAAF	DFC
Wallace, Thomas Young	8	111 and 610 RAF	DFM
Waugh, Lawrence Robertson S[1]	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

References

Footnotes

Citations

1. 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. 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).

See also

• Military history of South Africa during World War II
• South African Air Force
• DFC - Distinguished Flying Cross
• DFM - Distinguished Flying Medal
• DSO - Distinguished Service Order
• MBE - Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
• KIA - Killed in action