List of World War II aces from South Africa

This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from South Africa. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country.

B

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Bailey, James Richard Abe	6½	RAF: 85 Sqn, 125 Sqn, 264 Sqn & 600 Sqn	DFC
Barber, Maurice Clinton Hinton	5	RAF: 250 and 450	DFC
Bosman, Andrew Christian	10½	RAF: 72 Sqn; SAAF: 1 Sqn, 2 Sqn & 4 Sqn	DSO, DFC
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	DFC

C

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Clements, Reginald John	2 & 2 shr.	RAF: 227 Sqn.
Collingwood, Robert Joseph Peter	5	RAF: 82 Sqn & 152 Sqn, SAAF: 1 Sqn	DFC
Cooke-Botha, Louis C	5	SAAF: 5 Sqn	DFC
Courtney, Tyler J

D

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Davis, Carl Raymond	9	RAF: 601 Sqn	DFC	KIA 6 September 1940
Dexter, Peter Grenfell	5	RAF: 16, 54, 603 & 611 Sqn	DFC	KIFA 14 July 1941
Driver, Kenneth Weekes	12	SAAF: 1	DFC
Duncan, Andrew	5½	SAAF: 1 and 5	DFC

F

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Faure, Johannes Markel	5½	RAF: 92 Sqn; SAAF: 1 and 4 Sqns	DSO, DFC*
Frost, John Everitt	15	3 and 5 SAAF	DFC*

G

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Gaynor, John Henry	5½	1, 2 and 7 SAAF	DFC
Golding, Douglas William	9	4 SAAF	DFC

H

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Haysom, Geoffrey David Leybourne	6	79 RAF	DSO, DFC
Hewitson, John Loch	5	1, 4 and 5 SAAF	DFC
Hojem, R C	4	2 and 5 SAAF	DFC
Hugo, Petrus Hendrick "Piet"	17 destroyed, three shared, three probables and seven damaged.	615 and 41 RAF	DSO, DFC**
Human, Daniel William "Johnny"	5	1, 2 and 5 SAAF	DSO, DFC*

J

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Johnston, George Robert A M	9 & 2 shr.	RAF: 73 Sqn, 122 Wg.	DSO,DFC*, MBE

L

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Lacey, Dennis Vernon D	6	2 and 5 SAAF	DFC
Lardner-Burke, Henry Patrick	8½	1, 19, 46, 126 and 222 RAF	DFC*
Laubscher, Charles James	4 & 2 shr.	RAF: 261 Sqn., 2 SAAF
Lewis, Albert Gerald	18	85, 249	DFC*
Lindsay, Vernan Mears L.	5	2 SAAF	DFC
Loftus, D H	4 & 1 shr.	2, 7 SAAF	DSO, DFC

M

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Malan, Adolph Gysbert "Sailor"	35	74 RAF	DSO*, DFC*
Le Mesurier, G J	6	1 SAAF	DFC
Metelerkamp, Peter Carel R	5	1 SAAF
Morris, Douglas G "Zuba"	5	406 RCAF	DSO, DFC
Morris, E J	10	79, 238 and 250 RAF	DSO

O

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Osler, Malcolm Stephen	12	145 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF	DFC*

P

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Pare, Robin	6	1 and 5 SAAF	DFC
Pattle, Marmaduke Thomas St. John "Pat"	41	80 and 33 RAF	DFC*	KIA 20 April 1941

R

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Rabagliati, Alexander C	7	46 and 126 RAF	DFC*
Robinson, McClelland Eric S	5½	1 SAAF	DFC
Le Roux, Johannes Jacobus	23½	73, 91, 111, 602 RAF	DFC**

S

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Saville, Eric Cowley	8	112 and 260 RAF; 2 and 5 SAAF	DFC*
Seccombe, J T	3	1 SAAF	DFC
Smith, H F	3	5 SAAF and 1 SAAF		KIA 25/03/1943
Stapelton, Basil Gerald "Stapme"	6½	32, 247, 257 and 603 RAF	DFC DFC (Dutch)
Starret, Harry	6½	33 RAF

T

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Talbot, Robert Henry	10	274 RAF and 1 SAAF
Theron, Servas van Breda	10	250 RAF and 3 SAAF	DSO, DFC

V

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Van Mentz, Brian	7½	222 and 504 RAF	DFC
Van Vliet, Cornelius Arthur	12	1, 4 and 7 SAAF	DFC

W

Name	Kills	Squadrons	Awards	Notes
Wallace, Thomas Young	8	111 and 610 RAF	DFM
Waugh, Lawrence Robertson S	6	417 and 601 RAF, 1 SAAF	DFC
Whiting, S R	4	213 RAF	DSO
Wildsmith, H E N	4	2 SAAF	DFC
Wilmot, L A	4 & 1 shr.	1 SAAF, 238 Wg, 322 Wg.
Wilson, Edward Taylor	3 & 4 shr.	1844 Sqn, FAA