4 Squadron SAAF

4 Squadron
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX
ActiveApril 1939-December 1939
March 1941-October 1945
January 1951-October 1958
November 1961-September 1991[1]
CountrySouth Africa
BranchSouth African Air Force
RoleFighter Bomber · Counter Insurgency
Motto(s)"Mors Hosti" (Death to the Enemy)[1]
Insignia
Squadron Identification CodeKJ 1942-1945[2] (1942–1943)[3] (Squadron OC: Maj S.F. du Toit flew with personal identification code DUT in 1942-1943[4])
4 Squadron Insignia

4 Squadron SAAF was a South African Air Force unit which served during World War II.

It was resurrected in 1951 and remained active until 1958. Its final period of active service was from 1961 to 1991. Its final aircraft were Impala Mk IIs. It was based at Lanseria Airport at the time of final disbandment.

  1. ^ a b "The Airforce - Squadrons". 4 Squadron. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  2. ^ Flintham, Vic (2003). Combat Codes. Barnesly: Pen & Sword Aviation. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-84415-691-7.
  3. ^ Martin, H.J.; Orpen, N.D. (1978). Eagles Victorious: South African Forces World War II. Cape Town: Purnell. p. 44. ISBN 0-86843-008-0.
  4. ^ Flintham, Vic (2003). Combat Codes. Barnesly: Pen & Sword Aviation. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-84415-691-7.