WW2 - Lieutenant Colonel A C Bosman, sweep leader (Wing Commander Flying) of No. 7 South African Air Force Wing, signals by Aldis lamp to pilot coming in to land at Trigno landing ground, Italy. One of the outstanding South African pilots of the war, Bosman joined No. 3 Squadron SAAF in the western Desert in 1941, rapidly becoming the units leading pilot. In April 1942 he briefly commander No. 2 Squadron SAAF before ending his tour of operations. He resumed operations in December 1943 in Italy, and became 7 SAAF Wings sweep leader from January to October 1944, by which time his score was eight enemy aircraft destroyed and two shared.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:13:27 +0000
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