ROYAL AIR FORCE: EAST AFRICA COMMAND, 1940-1945. - Three notable pilots of No. 3 Squadron SAAF at Addis Ababa. On the left is Captain J E "Jack" Frost, the most successful fighter pilot of the SAAF during the war (see E 3410). In the middle is Lieutenant R H C Kershaw, who earned a DSO for rescuing Frost after he had been shot down during a raid on the Italian airfield a Diredawa. Kershaw landed his Hawker Hurricane alongside, picked up Frost and flew back to their base at Dogabur. On the right is Captain S Theron who, like Frost , enjoyed considerable success with 3 Squadron in Somaliland
ROYAL AIR FORCE: EAST AFRICA COMMAND, 1940-1945. - Three notable pilots of No. 3 Squadron SAAF at Addis Ababa. On the left is Captain J E "Jack" Frost, the most successful fighter pilot of the SAAF during the war (see E 3410). In the middle is Lieutenant R H C Kershaw, who earned a DSO for rescuing Frost after he had been shot down during a raid on the Italian airfield a Diredawa. Kershaw landed his Hawker Hurricane alongside, picked up Frost and flew back to their base at Dogabur. On the right is Captain S Theron who, like Frost , enjoyed considerable success with 3 Squadron in Somaliland and Ethiopia. He later commanded No. 250 Squadron RAF in Italy, for which he was awarded the DSO, and served in Normandy in 1944 South African Air Force, Sqdn, 3
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