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.
| Formation | Type | Relationship | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodesian Air Force - Squadrons | Category | organic | |
| rsf-oob:rhodesian-air-force | |||
113 on the roll across 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4239 | Colenbrander | Adrian Montague | A M | Major | UDF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1942-11-13 |
| 29696 | Carreira | Anthony John | A J | Air Mechanic | SADF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1969-01-06 |
| 29695 | Carpenter | Ronald Henry | R H | Warrant Officer Class II | UDF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1951-07-06 |
| 3012 | Burdon | Vernon Rooke | V R | Lieutenant | UDF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1942-11-11 |
| 2781 | Brown | Ivan | I | Lieutenant | UDF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1942-05-29 |
| 2518 | Breakey | Thomas James McDonald | T J M | Lieutenant | UDF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1945-04-25 |
| 29542 | Botha | Michael Coenraad | M C | Second Lieutenant | UDF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1953-08-28 |
| 29440 | Biden | Norman | N | Lieutenant | UDF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1951-09-05 |
| 1646 | Berrange | Leonard James Peter | L J P | Lieutenant | UDF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1942-06-07 |
| 29385 | Bekker | Frederick Marthinus | F M | Captain | UDF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1951-07-23 |
| 29337 | Baransky | Gustav Jerome | G J | Lieutenant | UDF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1952-04-20 |
| 985 | Ball | Frank James | F J | Lieutenant | UDF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1942-04-25 |
| 29310 | Badenhorst | Wessel Jacobus Johannes | W J J | Captain | UDF | 2 Squadron | South African Air Force | 1951-03-02 |