Adriaan Botha (SAAF officer)
Appearance
Adriaan Jacobus Botha | |
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Born | Senekal, Orange Free State | 25 June 1921
Died | 14 June 1941 | (aged 19)
Service | South African Air Force |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Adriaan Jacobus Botha was a South African flying ace of World War II, credited with 5 kills.[1]
He was shot down south of Bir Hacheim by a Bf -109 from I/JG27 on 14 June 1941.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Shores, C; Williams C (15 July 2008). Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots. Grub Street. ISBN 978-1-898697-00-8.
- ^ Thomas, Andrew (2003). Hurricane Aces 1941 -1945. Osprey. p. 51. ISBN 978-1841766102.