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A C Bosman, 'sweep leader' (Wing Commander Flying) of No. 7 SAAF Wing, signals by Aldis lamp to pilot coming in to land at Trigno landing ground, Italy.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">1942 to 1945</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Air_Force" title="South African Air Force">South African Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data">Fighter Bomber Wing</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p><b>No. 7 Wing (SAAF)</b> was a South African Airforce fighter-bomber <a href="/wiki/Wing_(military_unit)" title="Wing (military unit)">air wing</a> during World War II. The Wing served in the Western Desert and Italian campaigns. By the end of the North African campaign in May 1943, SAAF No 7 Wing, comprising 2, <a href="/wiki/4_Squadron_SAAF" title="4 Squadron SAAF">4</a> & 5 Squadrons, was considered the best dive bomber formation in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation_and_squadrons">Organisation and squadrons</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._7_(South_African)_Wing&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Organisation and squadrons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>7 Wing was initially a RAF Wing. In December 1942, 2, <a href="/wiki/4_Squadron_SAAF" title="4 Squadron SAAF">4</a> and 5 Squadrons SAAF were placed in reserve and on 6 December 1942 they were assigned to 7 Wing SAAF under the command of Lt.Col. D.H. Loftus. It was the first time South African squadrons had operated together as a unified wing.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974306_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown1974306-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wing badge was a leaping Sprignbok on a green and yellow shield and was painted on the rudder of wing aircraft. In 1943 and 1944, the wing supported partisan operations in Yugoslavia. By Christmas 1944, the Wing was based at Forli near Bologna where it remained until the end of the war.<sup id="cite_ref-Fortune_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fortune-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It comprised the below squadrons during its existence: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#acd1e9;"><b>No. 7 Wing SAAF organisation: 1941 - 1945</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background:#acd1e9;"> <td><b>Date</b></td> <td><b>Assigned Squadrons</b></td> <td><b>Wing Commander</b></td> <td><b>Higher formation</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 1942<br />(Initially 7 Wing RAF) </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._80_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 80 Squadron RAF">No. 80 Squadron RAF</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197274_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores197274-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Hurricane 2B)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._127_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 127 Squadron RAF">No. 127 Squadron RAF</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197274_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores197274-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Hurricane 2B)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._274_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 274 Squadron RAF">No. 274 Squadron RAF</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197274_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores197274-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Hurricane 2C)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/335th_Bomber_Squadron_(HAF)" class="mw-redirect" title="335th Bomber Squadron (HAF)">No. 335 (Greek) Squadron</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197274_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores197274-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Hurricane 2B)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td> <td>Lt. Col. D.H. Loftus<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974401_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown1974401-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._211_Group_RAF" title="No. 211 Group RAF">No. 212 Group RAF</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197274_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores197274-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 1943 </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2_Squadron_SAAF" title="2 Squadron SAAF">2 Squadron SAAF</a> (Kittyhawk I)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974331_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown1974331-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_Squadron_SAAF" title="4 Squadron SAAF">4 Squadron SAAF</a> (Kittyhawk I)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974331_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown1974331-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5_Squadron_SAAF" title="5 Squadron SAAF">5 Squadron SAAF</a> (Kittyhawk III)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974331_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown1974331-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td> <td>Lt. Col. D.H. Loftus<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974401_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown1974401-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Lt. Col. J.D. Human<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974401_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown1974401-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/No._211_Group_RAF" title="No. 211 Group RAF">No. 212 Group RAF</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197274_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores197274-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 1944 </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2_Squadron_SAAF" title="2 Squadron SAAF">2 Squadron SAAF</a> (Spitfire V)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197318_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores197318-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_Squadron_SAAF" title="4 Squadron SAAF">4 Squadron SAAF</a> (Spitfire V)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197318_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores197318-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5_Squadron_SAAF" title="5 Squadron SAAF">5 Squadron SAAF</a> (Kittyhawk III)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197318_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores197318-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td> <td>Lt. Col. Johnny D. Human<sup id="cite_ref-Fortune_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fortune-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Col. D.D. Moodie<sup id="cite_ref-Fortune_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fortune-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Desert_Air_Force" title="Desert Air Force">Desert Airforce</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197318_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores197318-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 1945 </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1_Squadron_SAAF" title="1 Squadron SAAF">1 Squadron SAAF</a> (Spitfire IX)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores1973108_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores1973108-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_Squadron_SAAF" title="2 Squadron SAAF">2 Squadron SAAF</a> (Spitfire IX)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores1973108_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores1973108-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_Squadron_SAAF" title="4 Squadron SAAF">4 Squadron SAAF</a> (Spitfire IX)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores1973108_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores1973108-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_Squadron_SAAF" title="7 Squadron SAAF">7 Squadron SAAF</a> (Spitfire IX)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores1973108_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores1973108-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bosman" title="Andrew Bosman">Lt. Col. A C Bosman</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Mediterranean Allied Tactical Airforce<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores1973108_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores1973108-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._7_(South_African)_Wing&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974306_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrown1974">Brown 1974</a>, pp. 306.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Fortune-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Fortune_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fortune_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fortune_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=5CzVaQAApBMC&dq=%227+(S.A.)+Wing%22+-wiki&pg=PA49"><i>Fortune Favours the Bold: An African Aviation Odyssey</i></a>. Xlibris Corporation. 28 January 2009. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781462813902" title="Special:BookSources/9781462813902"><bdi>9781462813902</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Fortune+Favours+the+Bold%3A+An+African+Aviation+Odyssey&rft.pub=Xlibris+Corporation&rft.date=2009-01-28&rft.isbn=9781462813902&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D5CzVaQAApBMC%26dq%3D%25227%2B%28S.A.%29%2BWing%2522%2B-wiki%26pg%3DPA49&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANo.+7+%28South+African%29+Wing" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores197274-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197274_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197274_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197274_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197274_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197274_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197274_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFShores1972">Shores 1972</a>, pp. 74.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShoresRing1969248_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFShoresRing1969">Shores & Ring 1969</a>, pp. 248.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/274_wwII.html">"No. 274 Squadron (RAF) during the Second World War"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=No.+274+Squadron+%28RAF%29+during+the+Second+World+War&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.historyofwar.org%2Fair%2Funits%2FRAF%2F274_wwII.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANo.+7+%28South+African%29+Wing" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown1974401-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974401_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974401_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974401_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrown1974">Brown 1974</a>, pp. 401.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown1974331-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974331_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974331_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1974331_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrown1974">Brown 1974</a>, pp. 331.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores197318-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197318_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197318_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197318_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores197318_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFShores1973">Shores 1973</a>, pp. 18.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEShores1973108-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores1973108_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores1973108_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores1973108_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores1973108_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShores1973108_10-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFShores1973">Shores 1973</a>, pp. 108.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205212500">"Photographs: Royal Air Force: Italy, The Balkans and South East Europe, 1942-1945"</a>. <i>Imperial War Museum</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Imperial+War+Museum&rft.atitle=Photographs%3A+Royal+Air+Force%3A+Italy%2C+The+Balkans+and+South+East+Europe%2C+1942-1945.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwm.org.uk%2Fcollections%2Fitem%2Fobject%2F205212500&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANo.+7+%28South+African%29+Wing" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._7_(South_African)_Wing&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrown1974" class="citation book cs1">Brown, James Ambrose (1974). <i>Eagles Strike: The Campaigns of the South African Air Force in Egypt, Cyrenaica, Libya, Tunisia, Tripolitania and Madagascar, 1941–1943</i>. South African Forces World War II. Vol. 4. Cape Town: Purnell. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-360-00196-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-360-00196-1"><bdi>978-0-360-00196-1</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/73076809">73076809</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1501871">1501871</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Eagles+Strike%3A+The+Campaigns+of+the+South+African+Air+Force+in+Egypt%2C+Cyrenaica%2C+Libya%2C+Tunisia%2C+Tripolitania+and+Madagascar%2C+1941%E2%80%931943&rft.place=Cape+Town&rft.series=South+African+Forces+World+War+II&rft.pub=Purnell&rft.date=1974&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F1501871&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F73076809&rft.isbn=978-0-360-00196-1&rft.aulast=Brown&rft.aufirst=James+Ambrose&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANo.+7+%28South+African%29+Wing" class="Z3988"></span> Archived at <a href="/wiki/HathiTrust" title="HathiTrust">HathiTrust Digital Library</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b4009389">[1]</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShores1972" class="citation book cs1">Shores, Christopher F. (1972). <i>Pictorial history of the Mediterranean Air War: Volume I: RAF 1940-43</i>. London: Ian Allan. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7110-0382-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-7110-0382-3"><bdi>0-7110-0382-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Pictorial+history+of+the+Mediterranean+Air+War%3A+Volume+I%3A+RAF+1940-43&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Ian+Allan&rft.date=1972&rft.isbn=0-7110-0382-3&rft.aulast=Shores&rft.aufirst=Christopher+F.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANo.+7+%28South+African%29+Wing" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShores1973" class="citation book cs1">Shores, Christopher F. (1973). <i>Pictorial history of the Mediterranean Air War: Volume II: RAF 1943-45</i>. London: Ian Allan. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7110-0433-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-7110-0433-1"><bdi>0-7110-0433-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Pictorial+history+of+the+Mediterranean+Air+War%3A+Volume+II%3A+RAF+1943-45&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Ian+Allan&rft.date=1973&rft.isbn=0-7110-0433-1&rft.aulast=Shores&rft.aufirst=Christopher+F.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANo.+7+%28South+African%29+Wing" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShoresRing1969" class="citation book cs1">Shores, Christopher F.; Ring, Hans (1969). <i>Fighters over the desert: Air battles in the Western Desert - June 1940 to December 1942</i>. 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_squadrons_of_the_South_African_Air_Force" title="List of squadrons of the South African Air Force">Active squadrons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2_Squadron_SAAF" title="2 Squadron SAAF">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15_Squadron_SAAF" title="15 Squadron SAAF">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16_Squadron_SAAF" title="16 Squadron SAAF">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_Squadron_SAAF" title="17 Squadron SAAF">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19_Squadron_SAAF" title="19 Squadron SAAF">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21_Squadron_SAAF" title="21 Squadron SAAF">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22_Squadron_SAAF" title="22 Squadron SAAF">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_Squadron_SAAF" title="28 Squadron SAAF">28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35_Squadron_SAAF" title="35 Squadron SAAF">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41_Squadron_SAAF" title="41 Squadron SAAF">41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44_Squadron_SAAF" title="44 Squadron SAAF">44</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_squadrons_of_the_South_African_Air_Force" title="List of squadrons of the South African Air Force">Training and development units</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=68_Air_School_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="68 Air School SAAF (page does not exist)">68 Air School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/80_Air_Navigation_School_SAAF" title="80 Air Navigation School SAAF">80 Air Navigation School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/85_Combat_Flying_School_SAAF" title="85 Combat Flying School SAAF">85 Combat Flying School</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_squadrons_of_the_South_African_Air_Force#Reserve_squadrons" title="List of squadrons of the South African Air Force">Reserve squadrons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/101_Squadron_SAAF" title="101 Squadron SAAF">101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/102_Squadron_SAAF" title="102 Squadron SAAF">102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/104_Squadron_SAAF" title="104 Squadron SAAF">104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/105_Squadron_SAAF" title="105 Squadron SAAF">105</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/106_Squadron_SAAF" title="106 Squadron SAAF">106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/107_Squadron_SAAF" title="107 Squadron SAAF">107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/108_Squadron_SAAF" title="108 Squadron SAAF">108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/110_Squadron_SAAF" title="110 Squadron SAAF">110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/111_Squadron_SAAF" title="111 Squadron SAAF">111</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_squadrons_of_the_South_African_Air_Force#Disbanded_squadrons" title="List of squadrons of the South African Air Force">Disbanded air and training squadrons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1_Squadron_SAAF" title="1 Squadron SAAF">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3_Squadron_SAAF" title="3 Squadron SAAF">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_Squadron_SAAF" title="4 Squadron SAAF">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5_Squadron_SAAF" title="5 Squadron SAAF">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6_Squadron_SAAF" title="6 Squadron SAAF">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_Squadron_SAAF" title="7 Squadron SAAF">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8_Squadron_SAAF" title="8 Squadron SAAF">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9_Squadron_SAAF" title="9 Squadron SAAF">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_Squadron_SAAF" title="10 Squadron SAAF">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11_Squadron_SAAF" title="11 Squadron SAAF">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12_Squadron_SAAF" title="12 Squadron SAAF">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14_Squadron_SAAF" title="14 Squadron SAAF">14</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=18_Squadron_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="18 Squadron SAAF (page does not exist)">18</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=20_Squadron_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="20 Squadron SAAF (page does not exist)">20</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=23_Squadron_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="23 Squadron SAAF (page does not exist)">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24_Squadron_SAAF" title="24 Squadron SAAF">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25_Squadron_SAAF" title="25 Squadron SAAF">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26_Squadron_SAAF" title="26 Squadron SAAF">26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27_Squadron_SAAF" title="27 Squadron SAAF">27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/29_Squadron_SAAF" title="29 Squadron SAAF">29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30_Squadron_SAAF" title="30 Squadron SAAF">30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31_Squadron_SAAF" title="31 Squadron SAAF">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32_Squadron_SAAF" title="32 Squadron SAAF">32</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=33_Squadron_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="33 Squadron SAAF (page does not exist)">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34_Squadron_SAAF" title="34 Squadron SAAF">34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40_Squadron_SAAF" title="40 Squadron SAAF">40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42_Squadron_SAAF" title="42 Squadron SAAF">42</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=43_Squadron_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="43 Squadron SAAF (page does not exist)">43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50_Squadron_SAAF" title="50 Squadron SAAF">50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/60_Squadron_SAAF" title="60 Squadron 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href="/wiki/89_Combat_Flying_School" title="89 Combat Flying School">89 Combat Flying School</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_squadrons_of_the_South_African_Air_Force#Disbanded_Air_Squadrons" title="List of squadrons of the South African Air Force">Disbanded air defence squadrons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/120_Squadron_SAAF" title="120 Squadron SAAF">120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/121_Squadron_SAAF" title="121 Squadron SAAF">121</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/122_Squadron_SAAF" title="122 Squadron SAAF">122</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=123_Squadron_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="123 Squadron SAAF (page does not exist)">123</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=124_Squadron_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="124 Squadron SAAF (page does not exist)">124</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=125_Squadron_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="125 Squadron SAAF (page does not exist)">125</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=126_Squadron_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="126 Squadron SAAF (page does not exist)">126</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=127_Squadron_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="127 Squadron SAAF (page does not exist)">127</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=128_Squadron_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="128 Squadron SAAF (page does not exist)">128</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=129_Squadron_SAAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="129 Squadron SAAF (page does not exist)">129</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Wings_of_the_South_African_Air_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Wings of the South African Air Force (page does not exist)">Wings of the SAAF</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._2_(S.A.)_Wing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 2 (S.A.) 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Armourer and Navigation Training Wing (page does not exist)">25</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_bases_of_the_South_African_Air_Force" title="List of bases of the South African Air Force">Bases</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Base_Bloemspruit" title="Air Force Base Bloemspruit">AFB Bloemspruit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Base_Durban" title="Air Force Base Durban">AFB Durban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Base_Hoedspruit" title="Air Force Base Hoedspruit">AFB Hoedspruit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Base_Langebaanweg" title="Air Force Base Langebaanweg">AFB Langebaanweg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Base_Makhado" title="Air Force Base Makhado">AFB Makhado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Base_Overberg" 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