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This list of Air Force personalities has been compiled from available photographs. If your name does not appear and you would like to have it added, please send a suitable photograph and a 10 word (max) list of your Air Force postings to the Webmaster. It is hoped that with your co-operation a comprehensive list for the period prior to 1980 will eventually be produced.
Alexander, George. OC 3 Sqn
5042 Anderson, Tom
6199 Apple, Garth
6137 Austin, Derrick
5966 Badenhorst, Barry
5240 Baird, Jock, Administration
4265 Baldwin, "Ginge", Pilot
4267 Baldwin, Steve, Pilot


Barbour, David, Direct Entry (Pilot) from WW II
Served on No 1 Squadron Southern Rhodesia Auxiliary Air Force 1950
Later served for many years as a VR on 3 Squadron during the Rhodesian war.

2536 Barker, G.D.

4043 Barnes, John, Pilot

Bate, Ron

5425 Bean, Reg, Armourer
4089, Becks, Dave, Pilot
5281, Bell, John, Fire Section, Thornhill
5972, Belstead, Herbert "Beef", KIA 01.09.1976
Bennett, Errol, 94th Halton Entry, Instrument Tech

4166, Bennie, John "Jeb", 4 Sqn, OC 4 Sqn
6401, Bezuitenhout, "Bez"
Blair Robert, Direct Entry 1954
5515, Blakey, Brian, Electrics, 13LAR
Bleasdale, George, Airframes


Boswell, John, Master Tech, Ground Equip.
Attested 1 Sept 1956, Retired Sept 1982


6184, Botes A.R.
6703, Botha, Adrian, Instruments
Bolton, Ray, 4 Sqn, 7 Sqn
Boulter, Ray, Officer (Pilot), KOAS 19.06.75
Bowers Roger, Ex US Army, 4 Sqn Pilot



5382 Bowman, David
100th Entry RAF Halton
1 Sqdn. 1970 - 1982.

6763, Boyd, Jimmy, Electrical
0088, Bradshaw R. "Dickey" OC Thornhill 1970 -1972
Braid W. "Bill", Engines
Brent, Ted, 4 SSU
Brennan, Rosalind, Direct Entry RWS
5486 Bridges, Alan, Communications
Briscoe, Pete, OC 4 Sqn
5876, Britton, John, Airframes
Broodryck, Rod, 14 LAR, Armament
5992, Brophy, Colin, Ground Electrical
5451, Brown, Anthony, "Tony", Radio


Brown, Bill, Direct Entry to Armaments.
He was very involved with the manufacture of bombs etc.
Commissioned during his service.

4257, Bruce, Alan "Al", Pilot, 1 Sqn
5353 Bruce, Keith, Rose to the Rank of Wing Commander
4391, Bryson, Dave "Bricks", 30 PTC, 4 SQn, 7 Sqn
5925, Capper, Phil
5298, Carmichael, George, Airframes

Gary Carter
(Engines - 31 LAR)
KOAS 26 Sep 1979

687, Case, Paul
Connellan, Basil (Radio)
Ken Chilton, 1 LAR (1955)
6170, Connolly, Charlie, Air Traffic

Sqn Ldr P. D. Cooke
6 SSU, OC 4 Sqn, Air HQ
Renowned for his work on Air Force Assoc after 1980

Corrans Keith, Op Sand, I Sqn, Air HQ
5987, Cowan, Ben, Armaments
5601, Cowan, Pete, Security

Craft, Dave, Armament - 17 LAR.
Left after 10 and rejoined as a VR.
Now believed to farming in Zambia.
(Photo from ORAFS)

5662, Craven, Terry, Instruments
5638, Crookes, Jimmy, Station WO, New Sarum
Cubitt John, OBE MLM, Drawing Office, New Sarum.
4179, Culpan, Ric, 2 Sqn, 1 Sqn, Op Sand
4270, Culpan, Vic, 4 Sqn 7 Sqn


Dams, Chris
OC 2 Sqn, OC New Sarum, Air Vice Marshall 1979

5559 Dartnall, Geoff, Airframes
5877 Darvel, Lionel
5877 Daykins
6742 Deane, Brian
5691 De Kock, Ryk, Engines
Delport, Mick, Pilot, 25PTC
5884 Demaine, Neville, Radio
4193 Digby, John, Navigator
4120 Dixon Chris or "Noxid", Pilot
6563 Dobson, Richard (Dobby), Equipment
5287 Dunwell, Mick, Armaments
Du Plessis, Leon, Pilot, 4 Sqn, KOAS 2 Sep 77
Du Rand, Randy, Pilot, 2 Sqn 1 Sqn

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