7 Squadron, South African Air Force. Formed on 12 January 1942, flying Spitfires in the Second World War and later Harvards and Impalas. It served across North Africa, the Mediterranean and Italy, and was twice reactivated in a training role. Disbanded in December 1992.
The Rhodesian Air Force squadron of the same number is a separate unit and has its own record, OrgEntityID 6766.
CORRECTED 25 September 2026. This entity previously carried Branch "Rhodesian" and a description asserting it was Rhodesian Air Force No. 7 Squadron, sourced to Geldenhuys, Rhodesian Air Force Operations. That was wrong: every casualty attached here is South African, almost all with Corps "South African Air Force". The Rhodesian description was matched on the bare squadron number, which South Africa and Rhodesia both used, and the force-split of 27 August 2026 then moved the Rhodesians out to their own entity while the Rhodesian label stayed behind on the South Africans.
| Formation | Type | Relationship | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disbanded air and training squadrons | Category | organic | |
| saaf-oob:saaf-disbanded | |||
| Rhodesian Air Force - Squadrons | Category | organic | |
| rsf-oob:rhodesian-air-force | |||
37 on the roll across 2 Force tags — this organisation name is shared by more than one defence force / era.
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Force | Regiment | Corps | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29491 | Bonnes | John | J | Second Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1956-06-16 |
| 2157 | Bosch | Desmond Clifford | D C | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1944-11-17 |
| 2217 | Botha | Christoffel Jacobus | C J | Air Corporal | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1945-05-01 |
| 2423 | Boyer | Harold Phillip Flintham | H P F | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1943-09-04 |
| 2485 | Brand | John Edgar | J E | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1944-04-18 |
| 2540 | Bremner | Neil | N | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1945-04-13 |
| 2915 | Brydone | John Robert | J R | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1944-11-12 |
| 3432 | Carr | Richard Saxon | R S | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1942-07-15 |
| 3668 | Cheesman | A E F | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1943-09-18 | |
| 29886 | Crous | Matthys Johannes | M J | Second Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1953-03-07 |
| 5210 | Day | Roy Noel | R N | Captain | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1944-12-22 |
| 6203 | Du Toit | Pieter Johannes | P J | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1944-11-06 |
| 6616 | Embling | Keith Owen | K O | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1945-04-01 |
| 6641 | Engelbrecht | August Gottlieb Emiel Steffen | A G E S | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1942-03-06 |
| 7055 | Ferrar | John Michael | J M | Captain | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1945-02-14 |
| 30386 | Franklin | Christopher Stuart | C S | Second Lieutenant | SADF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1975-03-12 |
| 8767 | Griessel | Stephanus Petrus | S P | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1944-09-02 |
| 8998 | Haire | Joseph Henry | J H | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1942-09-06 |
| 9357 | Hartley | Sydney Athol | S A | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1944-01-03 |
| 10637 | Hynd | John Harry | J H | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1943-09-27 |
| 30851 | Jarmain | Robin Leslie | R L | Candidate Officer | SADF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1965-03-23 |
| 12237 | King | David James Smith Whittaker | D J S W | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1943-06-20 |
| 12345 | Kitchin | Dennis Ernest Horatio | D E H | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1942-08-12 |
| 13946 | Lovemore | Charles Dickenson | C D | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1943-01-22 |
| 15881 | McCORMICK | George Francis | G F | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1945-04-13 |
| 17349 | Moolman | Lafrase Francois (frank) | L F | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1944-09-12 |
| 19006 | Nourse | Philip Walton | P W | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1944-12-26 |
| 20630 | Prescott | Kenneth Wilson | K W | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1943-09-27 |
| 21812 | Rorvik | Einar Arne | E A | Captain | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1943-09-28 |
| 21848 | Rosholt | Aubrey Colin | A C | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1943-02-12 |
| 22625 | Seel | Isadore Michael | I M | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1943-09-19 |
| 33078 | Stapleton | David Beaumont Barclay | D B B | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1956-06-16 |
| 24206 | Steyn | Jan Frederick | J F | Air Corporal | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1942-09-11 |
| 33255 | Theron | Peter Kay | P K | Second Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1953-03-07 |
| 25636 | Turner | A G | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1943-09-18 | |
| 28170 | Whelehan | Terence Bernard | T B | Major | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1942-09-06 |
| 28239 | Whitehorn | Ronald Gordon | R G | Lieutenant | UDF | 7 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1945-01-04 |