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         1308-     [10 Off. to Flight School, Compton
                   Paterson's Flying School at Alexandersfontein,
                   Kinberley; then Central Flying School
                   Upavon, England]
         1408?
    
    F    1505      South African Aviation Corps[SAAC]
         -18
                   ----------------------------
         15-       No.26 (South African) Squad. RFC
         -1807
                   --------------------------------
         200201-   Suid Afrikaanse Lugmag
         200820?   (South African AF)[SAAF]
    
         35        [part of the Permant Force]
                   ====================
         470809-   Citizen AF[Reserves]
    
                   ====================
         63?68-    Air Commando Squadrons No.101-112[ACS]
         -72       [c]by off. of No.42 Army Air Recon. Sqd.
    ===============
    N              Suid-Afikaanse Marine
                   (South African Navy)
    ===============
    C    84?-     
    
                   [G-U(19-29)A(31-), ZS-(29-),T,U-(61-)]
    
    Aeronca 50C Chief [imp]       {F}         40/       1      .
     "      65C   "     "          "          WWII             *P   |
     "      KCA         "          "          WWII             .
    Agusta A109M                   "          02/04     30     *xP  |
    Airbus A.400M                 {F}         (o05)     8/14   .    |    
    Airspeed Envoy                 "          36/40     7      *SP
     "       Oxford                "          40/50     700    *xP
    Airtech CN.235                 "          94/04     1      *SP
    Altis V2                       "                           .
     "    V3                       "                           .
    Atlas CSH-2 Rooivalk, AH-2     "     *90  99/04     14     *SP  | 
     "    XH-1 Alpha              [D]    *85  85/88     1      *PD
     "    XTP Puma, Beta           "     *86  86/       (2)    *P
     "    NGT Ace                  "     *91  91/92     1      *SP
    Auster A.O.P.3                {F}                          .
     "     A.O.P.5                 "          45/61     6      *SP
     "     A.O.P.6                 "          53/66     5+     *SP
     "     A.O.P.9                 "          57/67     2      *SP  |
    Avro 504K                      "          19/30     30     *SP
     "(Lynx) 504N                  "          27/       1+     *P
     "   Anson I                   "          40/47     698+   *SP
     "     "   I/IV                "                    52     *S
     "     "     [flp]             "          41/       (1)    *SP
     "   594, Avian IIIA           "            /35     1      *SP
     "   616,   "   IVM            "          29/36     20     *SP
     "   Sport  "                  "
     "   Shackleton M.R.3          "          57/84     8      *SPD
     "   621, Tutor                "         E30/38     2      *S
     "(A/C&AD)  "                  "     *    35/44     57     *SP
     "   York                      "          44/52     1      *SP
    BAe Hawk 120                   "          03/04     24     *xP  |
    Beech 18, C-45 Expeditor       "          45        2      .
     "    B.80 Queen Air           "          75/92     2      *SP
     "    King Air 200C            "          81/04     5      *SP
     "     "    "  300             "          94/04     1      *S
    Bell 407                      {F}                          *P   |
    Boeing 707-320                 "          83/04     5      *SPD
     "     737 [leased]           {G}         81/85     1      *P
     "     737-700BBJ              "          01/04     1      *SP  |
    Brditschka HB-23/2400 Scanliner           91                
    Bristol Beaufighter II        {F}         43/              .
     "          "       VI         "          43/44     1+     .
     "          "       X          "          43/44     6      *xPD
     "      Beaufort I             "          41/44     20     *SP
     "         "     IA            "          43/44     27     *SP
     "         "     II            "          43/44     2      *SD
     "         "     IIA           "          43/44     9      *SP
     "      Blenheim IF            "          39/40     1      *SP
     "         "     IVF           "          39/42     8      *xPD
     "         "     V, Bisley     "          41/43/    1+     *PD
     "      Boxkite                                     3      .
    B.A/C. Double Eagle           {F}         39/40     1      *SP
    B-N. BN-2 Islander             "          94/02     2      *SP
    Bucker Bu 131D Jungmann        "          36/39            .
     "     Bu 133 Jungmeister      "          39/              *xP
    Caproni Ca 100 [cim]          {F}         WWII             *P   |
     "      Ca 133T  "            {F}         41/44     1      *P
     "      Ca 310 Libeccio
    CASA C.212 Aviocar            {F}         94/04     4      *SP  |
    Cessna C-34 Airmaster          "                           .
     "     180D Skywagon           "                           .
     "     185, U-17 "             "          62/04     45     *SPD
     "     208, Caravan I          "          88/04     12     *SP
     "     320C Skyknight          "          65/67     1      .
     "     336 Skymaster           "                           .
     "     411                     "                           .
     "     550 Citation II        {G}         83/04     2      *SP
     "      "     "     V          "                    1      *S
    Con B-24 Liberator            {F}         43/45     16     *xPD
     "  PBY-5 Catalina             "          43/46     1 Sqd  *xPD
     "(Bo) PB2B-1 "                "                    6      *S
    Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk         "             41            *xPD
     "      P-40C    "     IIB     "          40/42     4 Sqds
     "      P-40E Kittyhawk IA     "          42/44     a:160  *xD
     "      P-40F    "      II     " 
     "      P-40M    "      III    "          42/45     a      .
     "      P-40N    "      IV     "          43/44     a      *P
     "      Mohawk III             "          41/42     b87(+?)
     "        "    IV              "          41/       72b    *xP
    Dassault Falcon 20 [in mkgs]              66ca      1      *SP  |
     "         "    50            {G}         82/04     2      *SP
     "         "    900            "          91/04     1      *SP
     "       Mirage F.1AZ         {F}         75/97     c
     "(Atlas)  "      "            "     *    75/97     c32    *SPD
     "         "    F.1CZ          "          74/92     1      *S
     "(Atlas)  "      "            "     *    75/92     18     *SPD
     "         "    IIIBZ          "          64/92     3      *SP
     "         "    IIICZ          "          63/92     16     *SPD
     "         "    IIIDZ          "          65/86     3      *SP
     "         "    IIID2Z         "          74/86     11     *SP
     "         "    IIIEZ          "          65/86     17     *SP
     "         "    IIIRZ          "          67/90     4      *SP
     "         "    IIIR2Z         "          74/90     3      *SP 
     "(Atlas) Cheetah C            "     *    92/04     38     *SPD
     "   "       "    D            "     *86? 86/04     (16)   *SPD
     "   "       "    E            "     *    86/92     (16)   *SP
     "   "       "    R            "     *      /94     (1)    *SP
    deH.(Airco) D.H.4              "          19/27     10     *SP
     "     "    D.H.9, Mantis      "          19,42     48     *SP
     "     "    D.H.9J M'Pala      "          20/37     (1+)   *xP
     "   D.H.60 Moth [imp]         "          39/       3      .
     "   D.H.60GIII " Major        "          39/                   
     "(SAF?) D.H.60M Moth [eval]         *?   25        1
     "   D.H.66 Hercules          {F}         34/43     3      *SP
     "   D.H.80 Puss Moth          "          39/       1      *SP  
     "   D.H.82A Tiger Moth        "          39/58     :530   *xP
     "(Morris) "   "    "          "                    5      .
     "(DHA)    "   "    "          "                    120    .
     "   D.H.83 Fox Moth           "          39/              .
     "   D.H.84 Dragon             "          39/       1      *SP
     "   D.H.85 Leopard Moth [imp] "          39/43     7      .
     "   D.H.87 Hornet Moth        "          39/40     19     *xP
     "   D.H.89 Dragon Rapide [imp]"          39/       3      *xP  |
     "   D.H.89B Dominie           "          41/       18     *xP
     "   D.H.90 Dragonfly          "          39/40     3      *xP
     "   D.H.94 Moth Minor         "          39/              .
     "   D.H.98 Mosquito II        "          43/45     2      *P
     "      "      "     IV        "          44/45            .
     "      "      "     VI        "          44/45            .
     "      "      "     PR.IX     "          44/46     15     *D   
     "      "      "     PR.XIV    "             44            *xD
     "      "      "     PR.XVI    "          44/47     5      *D   
     "   D.H.100 Vampire FB.5      "          50/60     10     *SP
     "      "       "    FB.6      "          51/78            .
     "      "       "    FB.9      "          50/79     30     *SP
     "      "       "    FB.52     "          53/78     10     *S
     "      "       "    T.11      "          53/78     1      *S
     "   D.H.115    "    T.55      "          53/78     27     *SP
     "   D.H.104 Dove, Devon C.1   "          49/64     9      *SP
     "   D.H.114 Heron 2           "          55/62     2      *SP
    Desoutter II                   "                           .
    Dornier Do 27B                 "          53/75     2      *P
    Douglas C-47 Dakota            "          43/98     117    *SPD
     "(PA)  C-47TP  "              "     *91  92/04     (40)   *xP
     "      C-54 Skymaster, DC-4   "          66/94     8      *SPD
     "(Bo)  DB-7B Boston IIIA      "          41/43     18     *xPD
    EEC Canberra T.4               "          64/91     3      *SP
     "     "     B.(I)12           "          63/91     6      *SPD
    Fairchild 45                   "          39/       1      *S
     "        F.24 Argus III       "                           .
    Fairey Battle I                "          39/42     :340   *xP
    Farman, Henri HF.27            "          15/       6      *P
    Fiat CR 32 [capt.]  [IA 41/44]            41/41     1      *P   |
     "   CR 42 [cim]              {F}         41/43     2      *P
     "   G.50    " 
    Fieseler Fi 156C-7 Storch     {F}         46/47     1      *P
    Focke-Wulf Fw 190 [cim]                                    *P
    GAL ST-4II                    {F}                          .
     "  ST-25 Universal            "                           .
    Gloster AS.31 Survey           "          35/42     1      *SP
     "      Gauntlet I             "          39/43     6      *S
     "      Gladiator I            "          39/40     1
     "          "     II           "          40/41/    :30    *SPD 
     "      Meteor F.3             "          46/49     1      *SP
    Hawker Audax                   "                    d
     "(Wlnd) "                     "          37/44     2d80   *P   |
     "     Fury I                  "          36/42     22     *P
     "       "  II                 "          39/       24
     "(Gen.) "  "                  "          38/       7
     "     Hart                    "          36/43     :320   *P 
     "     Hartebeest I            "          35/40     2
     "(Gloster)  "                 "          35/40     2
     "(A/C&AD)   "                 "     *37  38/46     65     *P
     "     Hind I                  "          38/       :170   . 
     "     Hurricane I             "          39/40     31e:150*xPD
     "         "     IIA,B,C,D     "          39/45     43?e   *P
    H.S. Buccaneer S.50            "          65/91     16     *SPD
     "   HS.125-400B Mercurius     "          70/98     8      *SP
    Jeannin Taube                  "          15/       2           
    Junkers F.13                   "            /44     1      *P   |
     "      A.50 Junior            "                           .
     "      Ju 52/3m [imp]         "          39/53     23     *xP
     "      Ju 86K-1   "           "          39/       1      *S
     "      Ju 86Z-1   "           "          39/42     7      *P
     "      Ju 86Z-5   "           "          39/42     10     *xPD
    Klemm C-25                     "                           .
    Koolhoven FK 46                "                           .
    Lockheed C-130B Hercules       "          62/04     9      *SPD
     "       C-130F    "           "          97/04     3      *SP  
     "       14 Super Electra      "                           .
     "       Hudson I              "          40/       1      *S
     "       18, Lodestar [imp]    "          40/44     31     *P
     "       Ventura I, B-34       "          42/59     6f     .
     "          "    II            "          44/59     f135   .
     "          "    GRV           "          40/60     134    .
     "       PV-1 Ventura          "          44/60     120    *P
     "       F-5A Lightning [loan]            43/43     3
     "(Atlas) AL60C-4M Kudu       {F}    *74  74/91     40     *SPD
    Macchi,Aer AM.3CM Bosbok       "          73/92     8      *SPD
     "(Atlas)    "     "           "     *    74/92     32     *SPD
     "         MB326M Impala I     "          66/04     46     *SP   
     "(Atlas)    "      "          "     *66  66/04     105    *SP   
     "         MB326KC  "    II    "          74/04     7      *SP
     "(Atlas)    "      "          "     *74  74/04     93     *SPD
    Martin Baltimore I                        42/       6
     "         "     II                       42/43
     "         "     IIA                      43
     "         "     III          {F}         41/              *PD
     "         "     IIIA                     43        8
     "         "     IV           {F}         43/45     1 Sqd  .
     "         "     V                        44
     "     Marauder I,   B-26A                42/
     "        "     II,  B-26C    {F}         43/44            .
     "        "     III, B-26ForG  "          43/45     4 Sqd  *xPD
     "     Maryland I              "          40/       148    *xP
     "        "     II             "          40/42            .
    MBB-Kaw BK-117A                "          94/04     9      *SP
    Mess. Bf 109F/Trop [cim]       "                    1      *SP
    Mik-Gur. MiG-21MF, Fishbed [capt]         88/       1
    Miles Hawk                    {F}         39/40     2      *SP  |
     "    Sparrow Hawk             "          40/       1      *S   |
     "    Magister                 "          40/       7      *P
     "    Master II                "          41/45     :420   *xP
     "    Falcon                   "                           .
    Monospar ST-4II                " 
     "       ST-25 Universal       "
    NAA AT-6, SNJ Harvard/Texan    "          42/95     744    *SPD
     "  P-51C Mustang              "          45/45            .
     "  P-51D    "                 "          44,53     95     *xPD
     "  P-51K    "                 "          45               *xD
     "  F-86F Sabre                "          53/53     22     *SPD
     "(Can) CL-13 "                "          56/80     34     *SPD
    Northrop A-17A Nomad           "          41/44     57     *S   
    Paterson No.2 Biplane          "     *    13/13     1      *P
    Percival Gull [imp]            "          40/       1      *S
    Piaggio P166S Albatross        "          69/90     27     *xPD
    Pilatus PC-6/B Turbo Porter    "          94/98     1      *SP
     "      PC-7 II Astra          "          94/04     63     *SP
     "      PC-12                  "          97/04     1      *SP  
    Piper J-3 Cub                  "                           .
     "    J-4A "  Coupe            "                    1      *SP
     "    Pa-23 Aztec 3            "          81/92     2      *SP
     "    Pa-28 Cherokee 140       "          80/82     1      *SP
    RAE B.E.2c                     "          15/17     13     *P   |
     "  B.E.2e                     "          15/21     2      .
     "  S.E.5a Scout               "          19/31     22     *SP
     "(Wolseley) " "                            "       2
    Rearwin 6000M Speedster       {F}         39/              .
     "      7000 Sportster         "          39/       2      .
     "      8500     "             "          39/              .
     "      9000L    "             "          39/       10     .
    Ryan STA                       "          39/       3      *P   |
    SAAB JAS 39 Gripen             "          (o98)     28     .    
     "   JAS 39B  "                "            "       3      .    
    Short Sunderland MR.V          "          45/57     9      *SPD
     "(Blackburn) "                "          45/57     7      *SP
    SIAI S.73                                 41/44     1
     "   S.79                     {F}         41/43     2      *xP  |
     "   S.81 Pipistrello                     42        1
    Sikorsky S-51                 {F}         48/68     3      *SP
     "       S-55C Whirlwind       "          56/68     3      *SP
    Simmonds Spartan [eval]        "          25        1      *P   |
    SNIAS Alouette II              "          60/73     8      *SP
     "       "     III             "          62/04     118    *SPD
     "       "      "             {N}                   67     *P
     "    Dauphin 2               {F}         94/98     1      *S
     "    Super Frelon             "          67/90     17     *SPD
     "    Puma, SA330              "          88/97     h69    *SPD
     "(Wlnd) "    "                "          69/97     40h    .
     "(Atlas)", Oryx, Gemsbok      "     *    90/04     51     *SP
    Stinson HW-75                  "                           .
     "      SR-5A                  "                           .
     "      SR-10C Reliant         "                           .
    Supermarine Spitfire VB,C      "          42/44     5+ Sqd *xPD
     "             "     " [mod as 2s]        44        1
     "             "     F.VIII   {F}         43/44     6      *P
     "             "     IXa,b,c   "          43/54     139    *xPD
     "             "     F.IXE     "          47/54            .
     "             "     15
     "             "     16       {F}                          *P   |
    Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IVA {F}         75/83     7      *SPD |
    Taylorcraft BC, BL             "          39/              .
    Tipsy S-2 Trainer              "          39/              .
    Transall C-160Z                "          69/93     9      *SPD
    Vickers Valentia               "          40/43     11     *xP
     "      Victoria                                    6      *S
     "      Vimy?                             20/20     2
     "      Vincent, Wildebees    {F}         40/42            *P
     "      Viscount               "          58/91     1      *SPD
     "      Warwick GR.V           "          45/46     32     *P
     "      Wellesley                         40/41
     "      Wellington X,XI       {F}         42/44     2 Sqds *P
    Waco ( ? )                     "                           .
    Westland Scout                 "          76/       1      *SP
     "       Wapiti IB             "          29/39     4
     "           "  IIA
     "(A/C&AD)   "  III           {F}    *31  31/43     27     *P
     "       Wasp HAS.1           {N}         63/90     16     *SP
     "       Super Lynx 300, Mk.64 "          03/04     4      .    |
    
    Books:
    
         South African Forces World War II:
    
         Vol.2
         Brown, James Ambrose
         A Gathering of Eagles
         (The Campaigns in ITL East Africa 4006-4111)
         1970, Purnell, Cape Town, 342pp. Ill.
    
         Vol.4
         Brown, James Ambrose
         Eagles Strike
         (The Campaigns in EGY,LIB,TUN,MAD,Cyrenaica,Tripolitania)
         1974, Purnell, Cape Town, 448pp. Ill.
    
         Vol.6
         Martin & Orpen
         Eagles Victorious
         (The Ops. Med.,ITL,Balkans,Aegean,Gibraltar,W.Africa)
         1977, Purnell, Cape Town, 494pp. Ill.
    
         Belling, Ron
         A Portrait of Military Aviation in South Africa
         1989, Midland Counties, Earl Shilton, 160pp. Ill.
    
         Bouwer & Louw
         The SAAF at War 1940-1984
         1989, Rensburg Publ., Melville, 220pp. Ill.
    
         Bouwer & Louw
         The SAAF at War
         1995, Rensburg Publ., Melville, 271pp. Ill.
    
         Maxwell & Smith
         Per aspera ad astra 1920-1970
         1970, SAAF, Johannesburg, 144pp. Ill.
    
         Potgieter & Steenkamp
         Aircraft of the South African Air Force
         1980, Janes, London, 180pp. Ill.
    
         Potgieter, Herman
         Aviation in South Africa
         1986, Janes, London, 160pp. Ill.
    
         Potgieter, Herman & Birns
         More Than Game
         1995, AirReport, Morningside, 200pp. Ill.
    
         Spring,Ivan
         Squadron and Special Markings of the Post-War SAAF
         1994, Spring Air, Norwood, 30pp. Ill.
    
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               OC388 pt.13
               NO428 pt.14
               DE468 pt.15
    
         04AI73MR111
         10  76MY215
         34  88AP163
         43  92OC197 {F}
         51  96SE147  " 
    
         22WAPJ138 {F}
    
    
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    Links:
    South African AF unofficial
    http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/2789/saaf.htm

    South African AF
    http://mil.za/SA_Air.htm

    South African AF OOB unofficial
    http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~svhastel/oob/safrica.htm

    South African AF
    http://southafrica.net/government/safety/airforce.html

    South African Warbirds
    http://norwich.net/~pstrany/ocw/saw/index.htm

    South African AF
    http://compusysnt.com/africa.com/bra/

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