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FLYING LOG BOOKS

1939

1945

THANKS FOR EVERYONE WHO MADE A CONTRIBUTION

 

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1 Squadron 

 Brown, Lt. L Hinton, MiD, fighter pilot. to be uploaded

 Boyle Lt. Col. Brian John Lister "Piggy", DFC, fighter pilot 

 Brebner, Maj. Donald Mabille "Don", DFC. fighter Pilot

 Burger, Hendrik Johannes Piet, fighter pilot 

 Collingwood, Capt. Robert Joseph Peter "Moon", DFC, fighter pilot 

 Faure, Lt-Col. Johannes Philibert Morkel  "Hannes", DSO, DFC & BAR, fighter pilot 

 Finney, Maj. Stewart Alexander "Bomb", DFC&BAR, fighter pilot 

 Freeman, Lt. Henry Philip "Butch", DFC, fighter pilot 

 Hastie, Lt. David S, fighter pilot 

 Hewitson, John Loch "Gugu", DFC, fighter pilot 

 Hojem, Lt. Graham Clayton "Dicky", fighter pilot

 Kershaw, Maj. Robert Harold Carlisle "Bob", DSO, DFC, fighter pilot  

 Maclean, Capt Alan Delville "Jerks", DFC, fighter pilot 

 Metelerkamp, Maj. Peter Carel Rex, fighter pilot 

 Montanari, Lt. Frank A "Monty", fighter pilot

 Moodie, Col. Derrick Dunbar "Snowy", DSO,DFC, fighter pilot

 Penberthy Lt. Vivian A "Red", fighter pilot  

 Robinson, Lt. McClellan Eric Sutton "Robbie", DFC, fighter pilot 

 Rose-Christie, Capt Bruce "Junior", fighter pilot 

 Sandilands, Lt. Noel Milne "Sandy"

 Sinclair, Capt. Colin Robert, MiD, DFC, fighter pilot

 Spencer, Lt.  J R "Jack", fighter pilot 

 Tribelhorn, Lt. Denis B, fighter pilot

 Tyrrell, Lt. Andrew Fitsgerald, fighter pilot  

 van Vliet, Maj. Cornelius Arthur "Corrie" DFC, MiD, fighter pilot 

 

2 Squadron 

 Barnett, Lt. Harold Ivan "Barney", fighter pilot 

 Brown, Lt Jack Owen, fighter pilot

 Brunton, Maj. Walter Victor "Wally", DFC, fighter pilot

 Bryant, Mai. Philip Daniel "PeeDee", DFC, fighter pilot 

 Ducasse, Lt. Desmond Vyvyan "Duke", fighter pilot

 Farrall, Capt. Angus Donald, fighter pilot

 Finney, Maj. Stewart Alexander "Bomb", DFC&BAR, fighter pilot

 Harrison, Lt. Neville Claude "Zingi", fighter pilot 

 Hauptfleich, Maj. Daniel Benjamin "Hoefie" AFC, fighter pilot 

 Hojem, Capt Rodney Clayton "Rod", DFC, fighter pilot

 Hillary, Lt. George Winton, fighter pilot

 Johl, Capt. Wilfred A "Fritz", fighter pilot 

 Kershaw, Maj. Robert Harold Carlisle "Bob", DSO, DFC, fighter pilot 

 Krummeck, Brig. Geoffrey Courtney "Geoff", SM, DSO, fighter pilot

 Martin, Capt. Victor Herbert "Vic", DFC, fighter pilot 

 Meaker, Maj. Frank John Montgomery "Jack"

 Parsonson, Maj. J Edward "Jack", DSO, Mid, fighter pilot

 Sweeney, Lt. James Mackenzie "Horse", fighter pilot 

 van der Spuy, Lt. Alexis "Topper", fighter pilot 

 

3 Squadron 

 Frost, Maj. John Everitt "Jack", DFC&BAR, MiD, fighter pilot  

 Kershaw, Maj. Robert Harold Carlisle "Bob", DSO, DFC, fighter pilot 

 Parsonson, Maj. J Edward "Jack", DSO, Mid, fighter pilot  

 van Vliet, Maj. Cornelius Arthur "Corrie" DFC, MiD, fighter pilot

 

4 Squadron 

  Boyle Lt. Col. Brian John Lister "Piggy", DFC, fighter pilot

  Brunton, Maj. Walter Victor "Wally", DFC, fighter pilot

  Bryant, Mai. Philip Daniel "PeeDee", DFC, fighter pilot

  Faure, Lt-Col. Johannes Philibert Morkel  "Hannes", DSO, DFC & BAR, fighter pilot 

  Hauptfleich, Maj. Daniel Benjamin "Hoefie" AFC, fighter pilot  

  Hewitson, John Loch "Gugu", DFC, fighter pilot 

  Martin, Lt. John H, fighter pilot

  Moodie, Col. Derrick Dunbar "Snowy", DSO,DFC, fighter pilot

  Paterson, Capt Abraham Chad "Slug", fighter pilot

  Taylor, Lt. Denis James, fighter pilot 

  van Vliet, Maj. Cornelius Arthur "Corrie" DFC, MiD, fighter pilot  

 

5 Squadron 

 Bidwell, Lt. H W G "Bill", fighter pilot

 De Wet, Capt. Alan Quinton, "A Q", DFC, fighter pilot

 Frost, Maj. John Everitt "Jack", DFC&BAR, MiD, fighter pilot  

 Hauptfleich, Maj. Daniel Benjamin "Hoefie" AFC, fighter pilot

 Hewitson, John Loch "Gugu", DFC, fighter pilot 

 Hojem, Capt Rodney Clayton "Rod", DFC, fighter pilot

 McCarthy, Lt. Owen R, fighter pilot 

 Parsonson, Maj. J Edward "Jack", DSO, Mid, fighter pilot 

 Turnbull, Lt. William Fraser "Billy", fighter pilot

 

7 Squadron 

 Basson, Lt. Arnold Loubser "Bassie", fighter pilot

 Hollins, Lt . J R "Jim", fighter pilot

 Kershaw, Maj. Robert Harold Carlisle "Bob", DSO, DFC, fighter pilot 

 Kirby, Capt. Harold Edward, fighter pilot 

 Montanari, Lt. Frank A "Monty", fighter pilot  

 Tribelhorn, Lt. Denis B, fighter pilot

 van Vliet, Maj. Cornelius Arthur "Corrie" DFC, MiD, fighter pilot  

 

10 Squadron 

 Taylor, Lt. Denis James, fighter pilot 

 

11 Squadron 

 Sinclair, Capt. Colin Robert, MiD, DFC, fighter pilot

 van Vliet, Maj. Cornelius Arthur "Corrie" DFC, MiD, fighter pilot  

 

12 Squadron 

 Dave Dent, Lt. Davit Galt, DFC, bomber pilot 

 

15 Squadron 

 Shuttleworth, Lt.-Col. Lawrence Hamilton Gordon "Lawrie", DFC, bomber pilot 

 

16 Squadron 

 Mossop, Col. Allan Jack Marldon "Jack", CBE.  Bomber pilot

 Weddell, Capt. Ernest Arthur "Ernie", Beaufighter ground attack  pilot 

 

19 Squadron 

 Geater, Maj. Reginald Arthur, DFC, Beaufighter pilot

 Tilley, Lt.Col. Donald Pax "Don", DSO, DFC and Bar, Beaufighter pilot

 

24 Squadron 

 Mossop, Col. Allan Jack Marldon "Jack", CBE.  Bomber pilot

 

25 Squadron

 Shuttleworth, Lt.-Col. Lawrence Hamilton Gordon "Lawrie", DFC, bomber pilot 

 

31 Squadron 

 Jones, Lt. Bryan Desmond "Davie", Bomb aimer/navigator 

 Nel, Lt. Charles Paul "Charlie" Liberator pilot

 van Eyssen, Maj. Jacobus Lodewikus "Jack", Liberator pilot

 

34 Squadron 

 Wannenburg, AO2 Wilbur, air gunner   to be uploaded  

 

40 Squadron 

 Acutt, Lt R W B (Barry), recce pilot

 Orpen, Lt. John Joseph Overton, recce pilot

 Shuttleworth, Lt.-Col. Lawrence Hamilton Gordon "Lawrie", DFC, bomber pilot 

 Welchman, Capt. J Michael, recce pilot 

 

41 Squadron 

 Basson, Lt. Arnold Loubser "Bassie", fighter pilot

 Penver, Lt. Artur William, Ground attack/recce pilot

 Shuttleworth, Lt.-Col. Lawrence Hamilton Gordon "Lawrie", DFC, bomber pilot 

 Berchowitz, Lt. Solomon "Lukie", Hartebees air gunner

 Krummeck, Brig. Geoffrey Courtney "Geoff", SM, DSO, fighter pilot

SAAF airmen in RAF units 

 Clark, Lt. Raymond Evans, fighter pilot, RAF 1435 squadron

 Collingwood, Capt. Robert Joseph Peter "Moon", DFC, fighter pilot RAF 81 sqn, fighter pilot 

 Faure, Lt-Col. Johannes Philibert Morkel  "Hannes", DSO, DFC & BAR, RAF 92 sqn fighter pilot 

 Götze, Lt. Albert Richard, fighter pilot, RAF 127 and 137 sqns, fighter pilot

 Maclean, Capt Alan Delville "Jerks", DFC, fighter pilot

 Meaker, Maj. Frank John Montgomery "Jack", RAF 601, RAF 1435, fighter pilot

 Sinclair, Capt. Colin Robert, MiD, DFC, fighter pilot

 Tilley, Lt.Col. Donald Pax "Don", DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF 39 sqn, Bomberr pilot

 

German Stuka pilots shot down by South Africans 

 Luftwaffe Stuka pilot Heinz Georg Migeod

 Luftwaffe Stuka pilot Hans Deibl   to be uploaded  

 

 

 

 

 

THANKS FOR EVERYONE WHO MADE A CONTRIBUTION

 

 

Names are placed alphabetically. Units and theatres of operation are indicated. Aircraft flown operationally are also indicated.

 

 

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Lt. RWB "Barry" Acutt

 

40 Squadron 1941-1942, North Africa 

 

Kittyhawks, Hurricanes

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Lt. Harold Ivan "Barnie" Barnett

 

2 Squadron 1942-1944, Africa & Italy

 

Kittyhawks, Spitfires

Lt. Bassie Basson

 

7 Squadron 1942-1943, Africa & Italy

 

41 Squadron 1944, North Africa

7 Squadron 1944-1945, Italy

Hurricanes, Spitfires

 Lt. Solomon "Lukie" Berchowitz 

 Air gunner

 41 Squadron 1940-1941, East Africa

Hartebees

Bidwell, Lt. H W G "Billl"

 

5 Squadron 1942, North Africa 

 

Kittyhawks, Tomahawks

 

Lt. Col. B J L "Piggy" Boyle, DFC

 

1   Squadron 1940-1941, East  Africa

4   Squadron OC  1944,  Italy

 

Gladiators, Hurricanes, Spitfires

 

to be uploaded

Lt. Hinton L Brown

 

1 Squadron 1943-1944, Africa & Italy

 

Spitfires

Maj. Don Brebner

Fighter pilot

1 Squadron 1942-1943, North Africa

1 Squadeon 1944, Italy

7 Squadron 1945, Italy 

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Lt. Jack Owen Brown

 

10 Squadron 1944 North Aftrica

2  Squadron 1944-1945,  Italy

 

Spitfires

 

Maj. W V "Wally" Brunton, DFC

 

4 Squadron 1942-1943, 

1 Squadron 1944

4 Squadron 1944-1945

 

Tomahawks , Kittyhawks, Spitfires

 

Maj. PD Bryant

 

2 Squadron 1943-1945, 

4 Squadron 1944

 

Tomahawks , Kittyhawks, Spitfires

 

Maj. H J P Burger

 

1+2 Squadron 1940-1941, East Africa

1 Squadron 1941, North Africa

 

Harts, Hartbees, Hurricanes

Lt.  Raymond Clark

 

RAF 1435  Squadrom 1944-1945, Med

 

Spitfires

 

 

Capt. R J C "Moon" Collingwood, DFC

 

1   Squadron 1941-1942, North Africa

81   Squadron RAF 1943-1944,  Far East

1 Squadron 1945

 

Hurricanes, Spitfires

 

De Wet, Capt. Alan Quinton, "A Q", DFC

 

5 Squadrom 1944-1945, Italy

 

Mustangs

 

Ducasse, Lt. Desmond Vyvyan "Duke", 

 

2 Squadron 1942-1944, Africa & Italy

 

Kittyhawks, Spitfires

Capt.  Angus Donald Farrall 

 

2 Squadron 1941-1942, Nort Africa

 

Tomahawks

 

Maj. John Everitt "Jack" Frost, DFC

3 Squadron 1940-1941, East Africa

5 Squadron OC 1942, North Africa

Hurricanes, Tomahawks

 Maj. Reginald Arthur Geater, DFC

 

19 Squadron 1943-1944, Italy

Beaufighters

Lt.  A R Götze

 

RAF 127 Squadron 1944, Europe

RAF 137 Squadron 1944-1945 Europe

Spitfires

Typhoons

Lt.  N C "Zingi" Harrison

 

2 Squadron 1943-1944, North Africa

Spitfires

 

Maj. D B Hauptfleisch, AFC

 

2 Squadron 1942-1943, North Africa

5 Squadron OC 1943, North Africa

Kittyhawks, Spitfires

Hillary, Lt George Winton

 

2 Squadron 1942, North Africa

1 Squadron 1943, North Africa, Malta, Sicily

Kittyhawks, Spitfires

Hollins, Lt . J R "Jim"

 

7 Squadron 1942-1944, North Africa/Italy

Hurricanes, Spitfires

 

Maj. RHC "Bob" Kershaw, DSO,DFC 

 

Fighter pilot

3 sqdn, East Africa 1940-1941

1 sqdn, North Africa 1941-1942

2 sqdn, North Africa 1943

7 sqdn, Italy, 1943-1945

Hurricanes, Kittyhawks, Spitfires

Brig G C "Geoff" Krummeck

2 Squadron 1941-1942, North Africa

41 Squadron 1944, North Africa

SAAF 7 Wing 1944-1945

Tomahawks, Hurricanes, Spitfires

 

Capt. A L "Jerks" MaClean, DFC

 

1 Squadron 1941-1942, North Africa

RAF 81 Squadron 1943-1944, India

 

Hurricanes, Spitfires

Meaker, Maj. Frank John Montgomery "Jack"

 

2 Sqn 1940 -1941 East Africa

2 Sqn 1942 North Africa

RAF 601 Sqn 1944 Italy

RAF 1435 Sqn 1944-1945 Italy

Gladiators, Hurricanes, Tomahawks, Spitfires

 

Lt. FA Montanari

 

1 Sqn 1943 ME

7 Sqn  1943-1944 Italy

Spitfires

Col Derrick Dunbar "Snowy"  Moodie, DSO, DFC

4 Squadron 1941-1942, North Africa

1 Squadron 1943, North Africa

SAAF 8 Wing 1944-1945

SAAF 7 Wing 1945

Tomahawks, Spitfires

Col. Allan Jack Marldon Mossop, CBE

 

16  Squadron 1941, East Africa

24 Squadron 1942, North Africa

3 Wing (SA) 1943-1945, Italy

Ju-86, Bostons

Lt. Charlie Nel

 

31  Squadron 1944, Italy

 

Liberators

Lt. John Joseph Overton "Jack" Orpen 

 

40  Squadron 1942-1943, North Africa

 

Hurricanes, Tomahawks, Spitfires

 

Maj.  Jack Parsonson

 

3 Squadron 1941 East Africa

2 Squadron 1942 North Africa

5 Squadron 1942-1943 North Africa

POW Stalag Luft III 1944-1945

Mohawks, Kittyhawks

Capt. Abraham Chad "Slug" Paterson 

 

4  Squadron 1942-1943, North Africa, Sicily, Italy

2 Squadron 1944

7 Squadron 1945

Tomahawks, Kittyhawks, Spitfires

Lt.  Arthur William Penver

 

41 Squadron 1941-1942, East Africa

Hartebeest

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Lt. M E S "Robbie" Robinson, DFC

 

1   Squadron 1942-1943, North Africa

 

Hurricanes, Spitfires

 

 

Lt. Bruce Rose-Christie

 

1   Squadron 1942-1943, North Africa

1   Squadron 1944-1945,  Italy

 

Hurricanes, Spitfires

 

 

Lt. Noel Sandilands

 

1   Squadron 1941, North Africa

 

Hurricanes

 

 

Capt. Colin R Sinclair, DFC

 

1   Squadron 1941, North Africa

11 Squadron 1944-1945,  Italy

 

Hurricanes, Spitfires, Kittyhawks

 

 

Lt. Jack R Spencer

 

1   Squadron 1943-1944, Italy

POW Stalag Luft III 1944-1945

 

Spitfires

 

Lt. James M "Horse" Sweeney

 

2 Squadron 1942-1943, Africa & Italy

 

Kittyhawks, Spitfires

Lt. Col. Don Tilley

 

RAF 39 squadron Malta 1942-1943

19 Squadron 1944-1945,  Italy

Beauforts, Beaufighters

 

 

Lt. Denis B Triblehorn

 

1   Squadron 1943, North Africa

7 Squadron 1943-1944,  Africa, Italy

Spitfires

 

Lt. William Fraser  "Billy"Turnbull 

5   Squadron 1942, North Africa

Killed 1942

 

Tomahawks

 

Lt. Alexis "Topper" van der Spuy

 

2   Squadron 1944-1945, Italy

 

Spitfires

 

Maj. C A "Corrie" van Vliet, DFC

 

11 Squadron 1940-1941, East Africa

1   Squadron 1942, North Africa

10 Squadron 1942, Jordan

7   Squadron 1943, North Africa

4   Squadron 1943-1944, Italy

 

Battles, Hurricanes, Spitfires

Maj. J L "Jack" van Eyssen, DFC

 

31 Squadron 1944-1945, Italy

 

Liberators

to be uploaded

AOII Wibur Wannenburg

 

34 Squadron 1944-1945, Italy

 

Liberators

German Pilots shot down by South Africans in North Africa

to be uploaded

Lt. Hans Deibl

 

3/St. G. 3 1942,  North Africa

POW, Canada 1942-1946

 

Ju 87 "Stuka"

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