Results 1 to 5 of 5
  1. #1
    Starting to feel at home
    Join Date
    Jun 2018
    Location
    Devon
    Posts
    61

    Default RAF Pilot South Africa WW2

    I have a RAF record which contains details of a pilot posted to South Africa in 1944 but I am unsure as to where he was precisely. I can't find any information about the units he was with and I wondered if anyone could help. I have transcribed the record exactly how it was written below (I believe the abbreviation S is Squadron and AS is Air Staff).

    UNIT & DATE OF MOVEMENT

    Draft 8407 13/12/43
    S. Africa 13/12/43
    Durban 31/01/44
    7S AS 28/01/44
    4 AS 25/03/44
    25 AS 03/06/44
    Discharged 15/12/44

  2. #2

    Default

    Hello
    From Wikipedia, It appears that SA denotes under South Africa command.

  3. #3
    Starting to feel at home
    Join Date
    Jun 2018
    Location
    Devon
    Posts
    61

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Neil Wilson View Post
    Hello
    From Wikipedia, It appears that SA denotes under South Africa command.
    Thanks, I did wonder if he was under South Africa command with the SA but I didn’t know that the RAF pilots flew under them so assumed it meant something else.

  4. #4

    Default

    We have a South Africa section HERE. The link on on line sources might be of help.

  5. #5
    Starting to feel at home
    Join Date
    Jun 2018
    Location
    Devon
    Posts
    61

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Lesley Robertson View Post
    We have a South Africa section HERE. The link on on line sources might be of help.
    Thank you

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Select a file: