Photographs:
Eloff, Brig. Johannes Zacherius
Operational service:
1 Squadron North Africa 1941 - 1942
Credit: Thanks to his son Dr. John Eloff for sending me these scans
North Africa, 1941
North Africa, 1941
Going to Korea 1951
Korea
75th sortie in Korea
1 Squadron Christmas card December 1941
Names Identified from signatures:
Hojem, Lt Graham "Dicky" pilot, (killed 17/12/1941)
Wilson, Lt Charles Bryant pilot, (killed 07/12/1941)
van Vliet, Lt "Corrie" pilot, became OC of 7 sqn 1943
Seccombe, Lt Johnny pilot, became OC of 1 sqn 1944
Osler, Capt Malcolm "Bennie" pilot, became OC of 1 sqn 1942
Collingwood, Lt. "Moon" pilot,
Bayly Capt "Piet" ww1 pilot, 1 sqn adjudant
Penberthy, "Red" pilot, POW Dec 1941
Venter, Lt "Piet" pilot, became OC of RAF 92 sqn 1944
Liebenberg, Lt Hendrik pilot, POW 1942
Bond, Lt Tony sqn signals officer
Kershaw, Lt "Bob" pilot, became OC of 7 sqn 1944
Meek, Lt Tom pilot
le Roux, Lt "Fransie" pilot
Sandilands, Lt Noel pilot, killed 05/12/1941