A flying squadron of the Rhodesian Air Force, based at New Sarum and flying the Douglas C-47 Dakota, BN-2A Islander, Cessna 402 in the transport role.
Separated on 25 September 2026 from the combined entity "3 Squadron (RSF)", which held both this squadron and the 3 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.
3 on the roll
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Force | Regiment | Corps | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38910 | Barnett | Peter Arthur | P A | Squadron Leader | RSF | 3 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force | 1977-01-06 | |
| 39159 | Collocott | Bruce Ivan | B I | Flight Lieutenant | RSF | 3 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force | 1977-05-30 | |
| 39677 | Mallett | David Edwin | D E | Flight Lieutenant | RSF | 3 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force | 1977-01-06 |