A flying squadron of the Rhodesian Air Force, based at New Sarum and flying the English Electric Canberra B.2 and T.4 in the bombing and reconnaissance role.
Separated on 25 September 2026 from the combined entity "5 Squadron (RSF)", which held both this squadron and the 5 Squadron of the Rhodesian Corps of Engineers. The two are unrelated units that share a number: in Commonwealth armies an engineer squadron is a ground unit, not a flying one.
No founding or disbandment date is recorded for this squadron. The parent service ran from 1935 to 1980, when it became the Air Force of Zimbabwe, but those are the service's dates and not this squadron's, which are not known here.
8 on the roll
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Force | Regiment | Corps | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40256 | Routledge | Gerald Anthony | G A | Squadron Leader | RSF | 5 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force | 1976-02-16 | |
| 40255 | Roughead | Alexander Gilbert | A G | Flight Lieutenant | RSF | 5 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force | 1971-11-16 | |
| 40244 | Robertson | Guy Neil | G N | Air Lieutenant | RSF | 5 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force | 1971-11-16 | |
| 40193 | Peinke | Kevin Leslie | K L | Flight Lieutenant | RSF | 5 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force | 1979-10-03 | |
| 39411 | Hawkes | David | D | Air Sub-Lieutenant | RSF | 5 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force | 1977-01-12 | |
| 39243 | Goddard | Keith William | K W | Air Sub-Lieutenant | RSF | 5 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force | 1974-04-04 | |
| 39250 | Donaldson | Ian Hylton | I H | Flight Lieutenant | RSF | 5 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force | 1977-01-12 | |
| 38862 | Airey | Walter Richard | W R | Air Sub-Lieutenant | RSF | 5 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force | 1974-04-04 |