This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from South Africa.
Aces Name Kills Squadrons Awards Notes Bailey, James R A 6½ 264, 85, 125, 600 Flew in Battle of Britain . Night fighter ace. Died 29 Feb. 2000.Battle of Britain Memorial, The Airmen's Stories – F/O J.R.A. Bailey, visited March 20, 2018Barber, Maurice C H 3 250 Sqn RAF and 450 Sqn RAAF Although it was considered to have achieved 5 wins, it seems that this total is only 3Bosman, Andrew 10½ RAF: 72 Sqn; SAAF: 1 Sqn, 2 Sqn & 4 Sqn Botha, Adriaan Jacobus "Attie" 5 SAAF: 1 Sqn KIA 14 June 1941Botha, Louis Cecil "Cookie"Shores, (1969). p. 241 5 SAAF: 5 Sqn KIA 17 June 1942Boyle, Brian John Lister "Piggy" 5½ SAAF: 1 Sqn Bremner, Thomas Dick "Dikkie" 6 SAAF: 5 Sqn, 12 Sqn Clements, Reginald John 2 & 2 shr. No. 227 Sqn RAF. Collingwood, Robert Joseph Peter 5 RAF: 82 Sqn & 152 Sqn, SAAF: 1 Sqn Cooke-Botha, Louis C 5 SAAF: 5 Sqn Courtney, Tyler J 5 SAAF 5 Sqn Davis, Carl Raymond 9 RAF: 601 Sqn KIA 6 September 1940Dexter, Peter Grenfell 5RAF: 16, 54, 603 & 611 Sqn KIFA 14 July 1941Driver, Kenneth Weekes 12SAAF: 1 Duncan, Andrew 5½SAAF: 1 and 5 Duff-Richardson, Melville 5 SAAF: 4 Sqn Faure, Johannes Morkel 5½RAF: 92 Sqn; SAAF: 1 and 4 Sqns Frost, John Everitt153 and 5 SAAFGaynor, John Henry 5½1, 2 and 7 SAAF Golding, Douglas William 94 SAAF Haysom, Geoffrey 679 RAF Hewitson, John Loch 51, 4 and 5 SAAF Hojem, R C 4 2 and 5 SAAF Hugo, Petrus Hendrick "Piet"17 & 3 shr., 3 prob., 7 dmg.615 and 41 RAF Human, Daniel William "Johnny" 51, 2 and 5 SAAF Johnston, George Robert A M9 & 2 shr. RAF: 73 Sqn, 122 Wg. Lacey, Dennis Vernon D62 and 5 SAAF Lardner-Burke, Henry Patrick 8½1, 19, 46, 126 and 222 RAF Laubscher, Charles James 4 & 2 shr. RAF: 261 Sqn., 2 SAAF Lewis, Albert Gerald 1885, 249 Lindsay, Vernon Mears L. 52 SAAF Loftus, D H 4 & 1 shr. 2, 7 SAAF Malan, Adolph "Sailor"3574 RAFLe Mesurier, G J31 SAAF Although credited with 6 this appears to be the sum of his kills and probablesMetelerkamp, Peter51 SAAF Morris, Douglas G "Zuba"5406 RCAF Morris, E J1079, 238 and 250 RAF Osler, Malcolm Stephen 12145 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF Pare, Robin 61 and 5 SAAF Pattle, Marmaduke "Pat"4180 and 33 RAF KIA 20 April 1941Rabagliati, Alexander C 746 and 126 RAF Robinson, McClelland Eric S5½1 SAAF Le Roux, Johannes Jacobus 23½73, 91, 111, 602 RAF Saville, Eric Cowley 8112 and 260 RAF; 2 and 5 SAAF Seccombe, J T 3 1 SAAF Smith, H F3 5 SAAF and 1 SAAF KIA 25/03/1943Stapelton, Basil Gerald "Stapme"6½32, 247, 257 and 603 RAF DFC (Dutch) Starret, Harry 6½33 RAF Talbot, Robert Henry 10274 RAF and 1 SAAF Theron, Servas van Breda 10250 RAF and 3 SAAF Aces High only credits him with 5 destroyed, 3 & 6 sharedVan Mentz, Brian 7½222 and 504 RAF Wallace, Thomas Young 8111 and 610 RAF Waugh, Lawrence Robertson S6417 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF Whiting, S R 4 213 RAF Wildsmith, H E N 4 2 SAAF Wilmot, Laurence4 & 1 shr. 1 SAAF, 238 Wg, 322 Wg. Wilson, Edward Taylor 3 & 4 shr. 1844 Sqn, FAA
See also List of World War II aces by country Military history of South Africa during World War II South African Air Force
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KIA - Killed in action
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