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	South African Military History Society - Journal - The History of No 2 Squadron, SAAF, in the Korean War
		Orders had come through for the squadron to move to K-24 on the 27th and all were keen to join their hard-pressed companions, but the move was postponed and then cancelled owing to the evacuation of K-24.
		Within 2 Squadron flights were allocated certain specific areas so that they could become thoroughly acquainted with them and their potential for the concealment of enemy vehicles or supply dumps.
		On 8 July pilots of 2 Squadron had their first encounter with Mig-15 fighters when a flight of four Mustangs, led by Cmdt Armstrong, was attacked by two Migs, but every time the Migs attacked the flight turned in to meet them head on and they eventually broke off the engagement.
	rapidttp.co.za /milhist/vol043pm.html (4705 words)

	South African Military History Society - Journal - The History of No 2 Squadron, SAAF, in the Korean War
		Orders had come through for the squadron to move to K-24 on the 27th and all were keen to join their hard-pressed companions, but the move was postponed and then cancelled owing to the evacuation of K-24.
		Within 2 Squadron flights were allocated certain specific areas so that they could become thoroughly acquainted with them and their potential for the concealment of enemy vehicles or supply dumps.
		On 8 July pilots of 2 Squadron had their first encounter with Mig-15 fighters when a flight of four Mustangs, led by Cmdt Armstrong, was attacked by two Migs, but every time the Migs attacked the flight turned in to meet them head on and they eventually broke off the engagement.
	www.rapidttp.co.za /milhist/vol043pm.html (4705 words)

	Saaf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In particular, the SAAF played a major role in North Africa, where its fighter, bomber and reconnaissance squadrons enabled the allied desert air force to attain air superiority over the Axis air forces by the beginning of 1942.
		The SAAF was scaled down in the 1950s, and rebuilt in the 1960s, after South Africa had become a republic, and diplomatic isolation and the United Nations arms embargo had begun to bite.
		The SAAF provided air support to the army during the 1975-76 Angola campaign, and in the many cross-border operations that were carried out against PLAN bases in Angola and Zambia from 1977 onwards.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/SAAF (1124 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: South African Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This expanded the number of military aircraft in the SAAF to 1,709 by September 1941, with a personnel strength of 31,204 (956 pilots).
		The SAAF was scaled down in the 1950s, and rebuilt in the 1960s, after South Africa had become a republic, and diplomatic isolation and the United Nations arms embargo had begun to bite.
		The headquarters of the SAAF are situated in Pretoria.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/South_African_Air_Force (2810 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 2 Squadron SAAF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		2 Squadron is currently the premier squadron in the South African Air Force, and has a long and proud history, having been involved in every single combat action in which the SAAF has taken part.
		In 1952 a Cheetah cub was donated to the squadron by a farmer from Northern Transvaal.
		On April 1990, 2 Squadron was closed due to the fact that the Mirage 3 aircraft was too old and it was not economical to maintain the aircraft.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2-Squadron-SAAF (449 words)

	2 Squadron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The record of 2 Squadron in Korea is a proud one and during its stay of 3 years it had more than 800 men on record.
		The squadron was reformed at AFB Swartkop in 1953
		During the period 1956 – 1958 2 Squadron, under the leadership of the Officer Commanding Maj R.H. Rogers, SSA, SM, DS, DFC, was transferred to AFB Waterkloof and again converted to F86 Sabres.
	www.af.mil.za /bases/afb_makhado/2sqn.htm (2187 words)

	SAAF C130's retired due to metal fatigue
		Captain Maseko said that two of the nine SAAF C130s were fitted with different outer wing sections from the seven grounded and that therefore the safety instruction did not apply to them.
		The SA Air Force (SAAF) denied on Friday that its fleet of C130 Hercules aircraft was not airworthy.
		The SAAF was responding to news reports and remarks by some defence attaches based in Pretoria that the aircraft, in use with 28 Squadron, appeared to be unsafe.
	www.iasa.com.au /folders/Safety_Issues/RiskManagement/SAAFC130-cracked.html (814 words)

	Squadron 2
		Two Squadron was busy converting to the new Jet, when the South African government announced that a squadron of the South African Air Force was to be placed at the disposal of the United Nations for service in the Korean War.
		After a request made by 2 Squadron for upgrading of their aircraft, the North American F86 Sabre fighter jet was received on the 31st of December 1952, putting the South Africans on par with their American allies.
		During the SAAF 75 celebrations in 1995, Spotty was flown mainly by Lieutenant Colonel Cobus Toerien (OC March 1994 to January 1999) as the bogey in the 2 versus 1 air displays that were held across the country during that year.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/rsa/sqn-2.htm (2807 words)

	South African Military History Society - Journal - The History of No 2 Squadron, SAAF, in the Korean War
		On 16 March Capt Lipawsky had the distinction of being the first 2 Squadron pilot to complete a tour of operations in Korea and he left for South Africa to be followed, the next day by Cmdt Theron who had handed over command of the squadron to Cmdt R. F Armstrong.
		New faces appeared in the squadron as replacements started arriving, one of whom was Lt Mickey Rorke who decided that the squadron should have its own officers’ club so he set it up initially in a tent and later in a portion of the pilots' crew room.
		2 Squadron flew its last operational sorties with Mustangs on 27 December and then moved to a new airfield at K-55 which was still under construction at Osan, 65 km south of Seoul.
	www.rapidttp.com /milhist/vol043pm.html (4705 words)

	Photo Gallery
		Serving with 5 Squadron SAAF in 239 RAF Wing, Tinky Jones always flew GL-I with his personal emblem, a Zulu Shield painted on the left side of the fuselage.
		The SAAF used the Mustang from 24 September 1944 when P-51B/C Mustang Is replaced Kittyhawks in 5 Sqn during the Italian campaign.
		When the South African Government committed a squadron to the United Nations forces in Korea, 2 Squadron was selected to join the fray with Spitfires.
	www.vlerkies.com /P51B.htm (471 words)

	2 Sqdn SAAF (Flying Cheetahs) in Korea
		The pilots of 2 Squadron underwent conversion training on F-51D Mustangs and by 16 November were ferrying their aircraft across to Pusan East Air Base in Korea..
		The squadron was mainly employed in a ground attack role as the Sabre proved to be an excellent aircraft for dive-bombing, carrying two 1000lb bombs or napalm and rockets.
		The overall total of sorties flown by 2 Squadron during the war was 12,067 and altogether 34 pilots and 2 ground crew had been lost.
	www.rhodesia.nl /korea.htm (1646 words)

	The South African Air Force
		Essentially a pictorial record of 2 Squadron in Korea, and thus not intended to be a comprehensive history of South Africa's involvement, it does, nevertheless, provide a detailed background to the war.
		The book, a hardcover with dust jacket, is in landscape format, with each squadron being introduced with a title, badge and their location prominently displayed.
		From the Western Desert in 1942, to surviving airframes with a SAAF connection extant today, the successes and failures are recalled through the eyes of the men who flew and maintained the aircraft in battle.
	www.saairforce.co.za /reviews/books-saaf (646 words)

	2nd South Africa Air Force - ( w/18th FB wing) - Korean War Project
		I have some footage of 2 Squadron SAAF F-86 Sabres and would like to interview a vet from that unit who served in 1953.
		He was the OC of 2 Squadron SAAF from 26 July 1951 to 26 September 1951.
		The SAAF bought 95 aircraft P51 Mustangs from the USAF of which 74 were lost or written off as unrepairable- operational damage.
	www.koreanwar.org /html/units/un/southafrica2ssaf.htm (2354 words)

	II. Lloyd Snell WWII Memories Part 2
		Half of the squadron had moved up as far as the Swiss border at Besancon when we had orders to go back to Italy.
		When we arrived at the bomber squadron, the course (it was on Shoran that they were using for blind bombing, successfully, they said, and was also used in Canada after the war, for aerial mapping) had already started.
		We were in a tent with some SAAF members and a couple of American crewmembers that were also taking the course but the Americans failed to return from one mission.
	www.airmuseum.ca /vets/snell2.html (4814 words)

	World War 2: Warsaw Uprising :: Witnesses
		Warsaw airlift The stories of the allied airmen flying the supplying missions for the fighting Warsaw insurgents.
		Eric Winchester, SAAF: the Warsaw Uprising – My Role and Involvement
		Kazimierz Wojcik 'Krzysztof' A Home Army soldier of the 'Golski' battalion defended the Warsaw Polytechnic in the City Centre south.
	www.warsawuprising.com /witness.htm (1055 words)

	South African Military History Society - Journal - The History of No 2 Squadron, SAAF, in the Korean War
		I noted with considerable satisfaction this morning that your squadron was operational on 19 November from its base at K-24 in Korea.
		On 25 September it flew its highest number of sorties in any one day since arriving in Korea, namely 40.
		It was then decided that to put skilled pilots with expensive aircraft against unskilled labourers armed with picks and shovels was not cost effective.
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	Squadrons of the South African Air Force and their Aircraft 1920 - 2005 Book Review by Sinuhe Hahn
		Another titbit is a peculiarity of 1 Squadron that I (and many other fellow SAAF hobby historians) was not aware of was the use of personal nose art decorations, such as the leaping Springbok used by Lt. Stewart “Bomb” Finney on his Hurricane MKIIC.
		For 2 Squadron “The Flying Cheetahs”, this covers exploits in WW2 with P-40’s and Sptfires, Korea with F-51’s and F-86’s, the drawn out “Border War” in Angola using Mirage IIIC and E’s, to the equipping with Atlas Cheetahs in the late 1980’s and current preparations for receipt of the new SAAB Gripen.
		While several squadrons traded their fixed wing aircraft for rotors, the example of 10 Fighter Bomber Squadron is probably the most extreme as currently this unit, which flew Spitfires in WW2, is totally devoted to the use of unmanned aerials vehicles (UAV’s).
	misc.kitreview.com /bookreviews/squadronsofthesaaf_bookreviewsh_1.htm (794 words)

	THE FLYING CHEETAHS IN KOREA
		2 Squadron was, indeed, an integral portion of the UN battle plan for defeating the Communists in Korea.
		Major Jim Hagerstrom, CO of the 67th Squadron led the flight, with Commandant Gerneke as no. 2, Colonel Maurice Martin, new CO of the 18th, was no. 3, and Major Harry Evans, CO of the 12th Sq., flew no.4.
		So impressed were the veterans of No. 2 Squadron that they campaigned to have the F-86F Sabre become the primary fighter aircraft of the South African Air Force.
	www.sabre-pilots.org /classics/v113cheet.htm (1430 words)

	USAAF Chronology, Mediterranean : 1943, Part 2
		The squadron is operating a school for fighter pilots until 23 Sep with P-38's, P-39's, P-40's and Spitfires.
		This squadron transitions for fighters to B-17's and serves as a radar detection and countermeasures unit until Sep 44.
		The 15th Bombardment Squadron (Light), and 311th Bombardment Squadron (Dive), Twelfth Air Force, are disbanded at Nouvion, Algeria and Gela, Sicily respectively.
	www.milhist.net /usaaf/mto43b.html (16268 words)

	THE FLYING CHEETAHS IN KOREA
		2 Squadron was, indeed, an integral portion of the UN battle plan for defeating the Communists in Korea.
		Major Jim Hagerstrom, CO of the 67th Squadron led the flight, with Commandant Gerneke as no. 2, Colonel Maurice Martin, new CO of the 18th, was no. 3, and Major Harry Evans, CO of the 12th Sq., flew no.4.
		On 1 October 1953, No. 2 Squadron ceased all operational flying and began turning their Sabres over to 5th AF units still operational in Korea.
	sabre-pilots.org /classics/v113cheet.htm (1430 words)

	Martin B-26 Marauder in South African Service, By Roger Best.
		The 24th Squadron was selected as the first squadron to be converted to B26’s and flew their last raid with their beloved Bostons on the 8th November 1943 from Tortorella near Foggia Main, Italy.
		By the beginning of March 1944 3 Wing SAAF was under the command of Col.A.J. "Jack" Mossop and consisted of 12 squadron with Marauders, 21 Squadron with Baltimores and 24 Squadron at Gambut in North Africa with Marauders.
		On 18th July 1944 No.21 Squadron flew their last raid with Baltimores, a type which they had been flying for two and a half years and during August converted to Marauders and were back on ops flying from Biferno.
	www.b26.com /page/south_african_air_force_saaf.htm (750 words)

	CHAPTER 1
		By all accounts, SAAF No. 2 Squadron was treated like any other squadron of the 18th Fighter Bomber Wing (FBW), to which it was attached during the course of the war.
		In 1952, the 18th FBW Commander asserted that "the operations of this unit is [sic] conducted in the same manner as the two squadrons of the 18th Group." No. 2 Squadron endured common hardships with their American partners during many unit relocations to austere Korean bases.
		No. 2 Squadron remained attached to the 18 FBW for the duration of the war, moving with the wing to forward bases when the ground situation dictated.
	www.fas.org /man/eprint/hunt.htm (19360 words)

	Air Force Heraldry -- South Africa
		The official emblem of the SAAF is a golden fish eagle.
		From 1988 to 1994, SAAF units also carried the short-lived National Colour, which was a ceremonial version of the then national flag, fringed in gold, with a golden protea finial on the staff.
		Since 1940, the SAAF has had an ensign-type flag, in sky blue or, latterly steel blue, with the national flag in the canton and the SAAF aircraft marking in the fly.
	www.geocities.com /heraldrysa/m-saaf.htm (680 words)

	Mirage Aircraft for Flight Simulator
		The SAAF refers to this particular Mirage IIICZ as the 'Black Widow'.
		While in combat colors with the SAAF this aircraft carried the number 800, thus the small "800" on the fuselage flash.
		The scheme to the left was applied for the 50th Anniversary of the SAAF's No. 2 Squadron, The Flying Cheetahs, in 1989.
	www.mirage4fs.com /preview6.html (313 words)

	Canadair Sabre
		The Mk 2 was basically the Canadian equivalent of the USAF F-86E-1 and had the all-flying tail, the V-shaped windshield, and the J47-GE-13 engine of that version.
		The first RAF Squadron to take delivery of the Sabre was No 67 Tactical Air Force Squadron, which became operational in May of 1953.
		South Africa had actually operated a squadron of Sabres during the Korean War, but these aircraft had actually been only "loaned" to No. 2 Squadron of the SAAF and were returned to the USAF when No. 2 Squadron returned home.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher1/p86_22.html (3610 words)

	SAAF
		The SAAF Museum was represented by the only flying piston engined SAAF Dakota 6859 and a display in the revetment, which included the Young Falcons Shackleton and Impala simulators and a working radio station.
		One of the stars of the display was Dakota 6832, being restored to the natural metal scheme she was in when she flew to the Comores to fetch the Coelacanth in 1952.
		SAAF transports were represented by a 35 Squadron C-47TP “Turbodak” (6825) flying display, which was one of the maritime patrol versions as indicated by the lack of fuselage windows on the left side.
	www.saafmuseum.co.za /aadreport.htm (2018 words)

	Definition of index.php?search=pacific\|squadron&limit=20&offset=40 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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	www.wordiq.com /knowledge/index.php?search=pacific%7Csquadron&limit=20&offset=40 (768 words)

	Bambooweb: No. 2 Squadron SAAF
		2 Squadron SAAF is a squadron of the
		The squadron was South Africa's contribution to the
		For their actions, the squadron received the United States
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/n/o/No._2_Squadron_SAAF.html (272 words)

	Commonwealth biplane fighter aces — Lancelot Charles Henry Hope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It is possible that he served in 4 SAAF Squadron in April 1941.
		In October 1941 3 SAAF Squadron was taking part in the mopping up operations in East Africa.
		The 2 SAAF Squadron claimed one fighter shot down and five damaged when Lieutenant Bennetts claimed a MC.202, Lieutenant Hope claimed a damaged Bf109 and a damaged MC.202, while Captain Parsonson and Lieutenant Hojem each claimed a damaged MC.202.
	user.bahnhof.se /~surfcity/commonwealth_hope.htm (1285 words)

	"Happy Birthday dear Cheetah C" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Flown by the OC 2 Squadron, Lt Col Clive Turner and the second-in-command, Maj Johan du Plessis, the aircraft pioneered the utilisation of the most modern aircraft systems yet fitted on SAAF fighters.
		2 Squadron had previously laid down its colours at AFB Hoedspruit when the Mirage IIICZ was taken out of service.
		Even today, the Cheetah C capabilities remain unsurpassed within Africa as the Cheetah continues to serve at 2 Squadron as the SAAFs primary Air Defence weapon to guarantee the sovereignty of our airspace.
	www.af.mil.za /news/2006/017.htm (308 words)

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