This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Southern Rhodesia. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country
Name | Kills | Notes |
---|---|---|
Neville Bowker | 11 | Prisoner of war
DFC in 1941[1] |
George Andrew F. "Buck" Buchanan | 7 | DFC Mostly defending Malta.[2] |
John Howard Deall | 5 | OBE, DSO, DFC, Vliegerkruis |
Eric Sidney "Dicky" Dicks-Sherwood | 7 | |
Frank Holman | 9 | |
Caesar Barrand Hull | 8 | DFC Joined RAF in 1936. Most successful pilot of Norwegian campaign. Killed in action on 7 September 1940 |
William Ivan Hartley Maguire | 13 | |
Percy Arthur "Ping" Newton | 5 | |
Ioannis Agorastos "John" Plagis | 16 | Born and brought up in Rhodesia of Greek descent; joined the Royal Air Force as a Greek citizen, not holding British nationality. |
Perry Robert St Quintin | 9 | |
Ernest Leopold Williams | 9 |
See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- Notes
- References
- ^ "Tomahawk and Kittyhawk Aces of the RAF and Commonwealth" 2002 Osprey
- ^ Malta Spitfire Aces 2008, Osprey