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Written by Anton Dyason - IPMS SA Media Group
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Friday, 16 June 2000 |
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Page 5 of 6 Further Reading: F51D Mustang. By Sinuhe Hahn, E. Stam & A. Dyason.  | 0 958 3880 9 1 | "2 Squadron in Korea" - W. Brent. A picture history of one of South Africa's most famous Sqdns, 2 Sqdn - "The Flying Cheetahs". The photos illustrate typical conditions of the Korean theatre of operations. This is an excellent reference for modellers of this period. The SAAF's Mustang and Sabre are covered in detail. Photos illustrate typical aircraft configurations as used by the SAAF. Some info is included on all crew members that served in 2 Sqdn during the Korean period. Very well illustrated drawings by Dave Cooke on both the Mustang and Sabre, are included. Order the book directly from the author -
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. |  | 0 86846 084 2 | "The SAAF at War - revised edition" - S. Bouwer, M. Louw. An essential book for the SAAF modeller, as this book illustrates the various aircraft types under operational conditions. Focus is on the period from WWII until the Border War, as a pictorial with 875 photos. In all an exceptional effort to record the SAAF's history under operational conditions. Illustrations by Les Shand. This book is available directly from the author.
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|  | 1 874800 15 4 | "Flying Cheetahs in Korea" - D. Moore & P. Bagshawe. No 3 in the South Africans at War Series. A comprehensive account, illustrated with numerous photos, of 2 Sqdn's operations during the Korean War. Also a few personal accounts by members that served in Korea, are included."2 Squadron in Korea" is more a photo account of the war, while this book document the various operations etc. A very interesting read. Out of print. | | | | F-51 Mustang Units over Korea by Warren Thompson. Osprey frontline Color series. Contains some fine colour photos of SAAF aircraft. | | | | F-86 Sabre Fighter Bomber units over Korea, by Warren Thompson. Osprey frontline Color series. Contains some fine photos as well as additional info on the 18 FBW, including such trivia that the entire wing adopted the SAAF fin flash as an ID tag! This explains the fin flash on the Academy kit. | | | | Mustangs over Korea : The North American F51 at war 1950 - 1953 by David R McLaren, published by Schiffer Military History. Gives a bit of a more sobering view of the activities. This includes a complete chapter on the SAAF. Some SAAF fans will find his account biased, but nevertheless it includes some information which is not generally appreciated, such as the fact that some SAAF pilots had less than 10 hours on the type before they went into combat, which may help explain the extraordinarily high attrition rate. On the other hand it has some of the best accounts of other activities performed by the SAAF, such as escorting B-29 bombers, during which they were bounced by Mig 15s - although totally out performed, the managed to successfully evade the Migs and still prevent any of the bombers being attacked. In another setting, a SAAF pilot was credited with damaging a Mig 15. |
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| Looking back with laughter, the saga of a South African student, soldier and skypilot in Korea. C. Scott Shaw. |
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