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.
4212 Paintin, Edward H, "Ed", Pilot, 4Sqn 3Sqn
6074 Palmer, Richard "Buzz", Engines
5041 Pardoe, Roy, Airframes
Parmenter, Pat, Engines
Penton, Ozzie, OC 7 Sqn, OC New Sarum 1974-75
Pepper, Terry, Engines
P J H Petter-Bowyer, OC 4 Sqn, Staff Office Projects
Famous for his development of air to ground weaponry
Father of Rhodesian Air Recce
Pingo, Mike. 7 Sqn Pilot
1385, Pirie, Jock, Medical
5861, Potts, John, Engineer
4213, Potterton, Ed
2 Sqn, 1 Sqn, Op Sand, 4 Sqn, 7 Sqn
Works 1, OC 7 Sqn
Potterton, Owen, Photo Section
5400, Pringle, John, 11 LAR, Instruments
Thornhill Inst Sect 2 Sqn 1 Sqn 4 Sqn, Op Sand, Sarum Inst Sect, 1GTS, WO i/c GTS
4535 Reid-Rowland, John
Pilot on 3 Sqn
Direct Entry Short Service (1979-1981)
5976, Rickert, Guy, Armourer
5725, Rix, Rob
5995 Roberts, , Clive
6132, Roberts, Anthony, "Sketch", Stores
Roberts, Barry "Barrel", 7 Sqn pilot
6341, Roberts, Dave
4240, Rowe, Dave, 4 Sqn, 7 Sqn
5816 Sattethwaite, Pete, Motor Transport
5106 Sayers, Ron
Sheffield, Ian, 4 Sqn Pilot, Direct Entry Short Service.
NEVER awarded any gallantry decoration.
Now known as Christina Sheffield, or Livingstone
Simpson Geoff, Instruments
4266 Simmonds, Pete("Simmo"), OC 4 Sqn, OC 7 Sqn
5872 Sinclair, Doug or "Moose", Airframes
4115 Slatter, Hugh
Commander Air Force of Zimbabwe at the time of the Thornhill Aircraft Sabotage July 1982
6197 Speight, Ron
5541 Spoor, Ken, Airframes, 7 Sqn
Starkie, Ken, Engines
5300 Stone, David or "Unk"
2121 Strauss, Mike, Medic
5350 Straw, Peter, "Pete", Safety Equipment
Swart, Boet
4216 Sykes, William, "Bill", Pilot 2Sqn 1Sqn
4019 Tasker, Robert, "Rob", Pilot, 2Sqn 6Sqn
5568 Templeton, Dave, Accounts Officer
6018 Teromf, Alan
4262 Todd, Greg, Pilot, 4 Sqn, 7 Sqn
5248 Toms, Mike, Ground Equipment
6377 Tselentis, Nick, 29LAR, 1 GTS, ASF, 5 Sqn, 7 Sqn
4113 Tubbs, Charlie, SATCO, Thornhill
Tucker, Chris, 4 Sqn Pilot
5935 Van Schalkwyk, Boet
Varkevisser, J "Varkie", Pilot, 4 Sqn, 2 Sqn
4073 Vass, Ron, Pilot, 3 Sqn
5712 Walters, Edward "Ted", Stores
Waterman, James or Jim, Engines
4234 Watt, Roger, 4 Sqn, 7 Sqn
5430 Way, Fredrick "Fred or Freddie", Machine Shop
Wightman, Vic, 11 SSU, OC 1 Sqn
White, Cyril, OC 4 Sqn
4524 Wild, Alf, 4 Sqn, 1 Sqn
6757 Wiles, W.N.P., Radio Section
Sqn Ldr E.R. Wilkinson, 18 PTC, OC 6 Sqn
5465 Whiting, Colin
Wilson, John, Security Section, Direct Entry from BSAP
4015 Wright, Gordon, 1 Sqn, 4 Sqn, Air HQ