Photographs:
Smith, Lt. Gerald Kingsley
Operational service:
1941, North Africa, 1 squadron , also seconded to RAAF 3 squadron
Lt. Smith was the first South African Air Force pilot to shoot down a German aircraft.
Lt. Smith was shot down (or collided) with an enemy aircraft on 17/6/1941 but died of wounds in Italian captivity 1/7/1941
Credit for these copies: Thanks to Bev Schultz, grand daughter of Gerald, who scanned and sent me the documents.
War Diaries Reports
Service Records from SANDF archives
