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2 Squadron South African Air Force

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113 records in this database

2 Squadron, South African Air Force. Formed on 1 October 1940 and known as the "Flying Cheetahs". It has served in every SAAF combat operation since, through the Second World War, the Korean War and the Border War, and is still flying, operating the JAS 39 Gripen from AFB Makhado.

The Rhodesian Air Force squadron of the same number is a separate unit and has its own record, OrgEntityID 6767.

CORRECTED 25 September 2026. This entity previously carried Branch "Rhodesian" and a description asserting it was Rhodesian Air Force No. 2 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.

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Personnel

113 on the roll across 3 Force tags — this organisation name is shared by more than one defence force / era.

All (113) Union Defence Force (99) South African Defence Force (11) South African National Defence Force (3)
# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Force Regiment Corps Date of Death
11530 Jordan Edward Charles E C Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1943-12-02
30945 Joyce Harold Theodore Retief H T R Second Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1951-09-29
11970 Kelly Francis William (kutch) F W Sergeant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1941-06-11
12521 Kok Jacobus Albertus J A Captain UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1941-07-29
31134 Koster Petrus Jacobus P J Captain SANDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 2000-11-27
31150 Kotzenberg Rudolph Paul Gustaf R P G Captain UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1952-08-22
12597 Kourie Joseph A J A Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1942-08-29
31160 Krohn George Hutton G H Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1951-11-24
12826 Laing Russel Erol R E Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1943-12-02
31277 Leah Douglas Raymond D R Second Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1951-02-07
31279 Lebelo Lesibana Johan L J Rifleman SANDF Norther 1995-01-29
13258 Legoff Louis Allan L A Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1944-01-09
31297 Lellyet Jack Norman J N Second Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1952-02-29
31335 Liebenberg Tertius T Second Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1951-06-09
13760 Loffhagen Richard Francis R F Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1942-01-07
31413 Louw Michael Anthony M A Air Mechanic SADF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1969-07-19
15068 Marais Johannes Eckardt Oosthuizen J E O Colonel UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1942-01-07
31598 Marais Johannes Stephanus J S Airman SADF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1988-09-01
31597 Marais John James J J Second Lieutenant UDF 1 Squadron South African Air Force 1954-10-08
31602 Marais Sarel Francois S F Private SADF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1978-03-15
31612 Maree Paul Johannes P J Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1955-05-24
15428 Masson Alfred Quinton A Q Captain UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1941-07-29
15874 McCONNELL David Edward Halse D E H Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1941-08-11
15912 McDONALD Alastair A Second Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1940-10-23
15975 McGARR Clement Aldwyn Neville C A N Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1944-04-06
16185 McMASTER Harold Sinclair H S Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1942-11-11
16661 Miller James Barton J B Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1945-02-20
16675 Miller Robert Charles Wilton R C W Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1941-10-06
31784 Moir John J Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1952-12-25
31978 Montanari Francesco Antonio F A Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1951-09-12
31979 Montgomery Percy P SANDF 1998-01-10
18609 Newby Eric Tom E T Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1943-06-29
18721 Niblock-Stuart John Douglas J D Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1940-12-24
32305 Norman-Smith Peter Ian P I Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1951-12-03
40739 Orr John J Commandant SADF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1990-03-28
19559 Paddon David D Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1942-05-27
19627 Pannell Douglas Dolley D D Captain UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1941-09-05
32423 Pappas Critton John C J Second Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1951-11-04
32429 Parsonson Laurence Walter L W Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1952-01-06
32438 Patterson Willem Daniel W D Corporal UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1951-09-26
19854 Peak Cecil Charles Graham C C G Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1942-07-18
32454 Pearce Lynol Bramley L B Major UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1951-07-09
32731 Rorke Michael Hope M H Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1951-05-15
32767 Ruiter Denis Aidan D A Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1951-03-02
32851 Scott Theodore Christian T C Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1952-07-09
33062 Staats Robert Leslie R L Second Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1952-01-17
24156 Stewart Brian Henry B H Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1944-10-08
24439 Sturman Denis Hubert Byrne D H B Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1941-10-22
33216 Taylor David Lacey D L Lieutenant UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1952-03-20
25528 Truter St. Elmo S E Major UDF 2 Squadron South African Air Force 1941-08-21