List of World War II aces from South Africa

Template:SHORTDESC: This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from South Africa.

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Bailey, James R A	6½	264, 85, 125, 600	Template:MilAward Stack	Flew in Battle of Britain . Night fighter ace. Died 29 Feb. 2000.
Barber, Maurice C H	3	250 Sqn RAF and 450 Sqn RAAF	Template:MilAward Stack	Although it was considered to have achieved 5 wins, it seems that this total is only 3
Bosman, Andrew	10½	RAF: 72 Sqn; SAAF: 1 Sqn, 2 Sqn & 4 Sqn	Template:MilAward Stack
Botha, Adriaan Jacobus "Attie"	5	SAAF: 1 Sqn		KIA 14 June 1941
Botha, Louis Cecil "Cookie"	5	SAAF: 5 Sqn		KIA 17 June 1942
Boyle, Brian John Lister "Piggy"	5½	SAAF: 1 Sqn	Template:MilAward Stack
Bremner, Thomas Dick "Dikkie"	6	SAAF: 5 Sqn, 12 Sqn	Template:MilAward Stack
Clements, Reginald John	2 & 2 shr.	No. 227 Sqn RAF.
Collingwood, Robert Joseph Peter	5	RAF: 82 Sqn & 152 Sqn, SAAF: 1 Sqn	Template:MilAward Stack
Cooke-Botha, Louis C	5	SAAF: 5 Sqn	Template:MilAward Stack
Courtney, Tyler J	5	SAAF 5 Sqn	Template:MilAward Stack
Davis, Carl Raymond	9	RAF: 601 Sqn	Template:MilAward Stack	KIA 6 September 1940
Dexter, Peter Grenfell	5	RAF: 16, 54, 603 & 611 Sqn	Template:MilAward Stack	KIFA 14 July 1941
Driver, Kenneth Weekes	12	SAAF: 1	Template:MilAward Stack
Duncan, Andrew	5½	SAAF: 1 and 5	Template:MilAward Stack
Duff-Richardson, Melville	5	SAAF: 4 Sqn	Template:MilAward Stack
Faure, Johannes Morkel	5½	RAF: 92 Sqn; SAAF: 1 and 4 Sqns	Template:MilAward Stack
Frost, John Everitt	15	3 and 5 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Gaynor, John Henry	5½	1, 2 and 7 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Golding, Douglas William	9	4 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Haysom, Geoffrey	6	79 RAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Hewitson, John Loch	5	1, 4 and 5 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Hojem, R C	4	2 and 5 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Hugo, Petrus Hendrick "Piet"	17 & 3 shr., 3 prob., 7 dmg.	615 and 41 RAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Human, Daniel William "Johnny"	5	1, 2 and 5 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Johnston, George Robert A M	9 & 2 shr.	RAF: 73 Sqn, 122 Wg.	Template:MilAward Stack
Lacey, Dennis Vernon D	6	2 and 5 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Lardner-Burke, Henry Patrick	8½	1, 19, 46, 126 and 222 RAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Laubscher, Charles James	4 & 2 shr.	RAF: 261 Sqn., 2 SAAF
Lewis, Albert Gerald	18	85, 249	Template:MilAward Stack
Lindsay, Vernon Mears L.	5	2 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Loftus, D H	4 & 1 shr.	2, 7 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Malan, Adolph "Sailor"	35	74 RAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Le Mesurier, G J	3	1 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack	Although credited with 6 this appears to be the sum of his kills and probables
Metelerkamp, Peter	5	1 SAAF
Morris, Douglas G "Zuba"	5	406 RCAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Morris, E J	10	79, 238 and 250 RAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Osler, Malcolm Stephen	12	145 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Pare, Robin	6	1 and 5 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Pattle, Marmaduke "Pat"	41	80 and 33 RAF	Template:MilAward Stack	KIA 20 April 1941
Rabagliati, Alexander C	7	46 and 126 RAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Robinson, McClelland Eric S	5½	1 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Le Roux, Johannes Jacobus	23½	73, 91, 111, 602 RAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Saville, Eric Cowley	8	112 and 260 RAF; 2 and 5 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Seccombe, J T	3	1 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Smith, H F	3	5 SAAF and 1 SAAF		KIA 25/03/1943
Stapelton, Basil Gerald "Stapme"	6½	32, 247, 257 and 603 RAF	Template:MilAward Stack DFC (Dutch)
Starret, Harry	6½	33 RAF
Talbot, Robert Henry	10	274 RAF and 1 SAAF
Theron, Servas van Breda	10	250 RAF and 3 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack	Aces High only credits him with 5 destroyed, 3 & 6 shared
Van Mentz, Brian	7½	222 and 504 RAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Wallace, Thomas Young	8	111 and 610 RAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Waugh, Lawrence Robertson S	6	417 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Whiting, S R	4	213 RAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Wildsmith, H E N	4	2 SAAF	Template:MilAward Stack
Wilmot, Laurence	4 & 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

Notes

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• KIA - Killed in action

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