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Adolph Gysbert Malan, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar (3 October 1910 – 17 September 1963), better known as Sailor Malan, was a South African fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force (RAF) who led No. 74 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain.
27 de jul. de 2010 · Adolph Gysbert Malan, better known as Sailor Malan, was a famed World War II RAF fighter pilot who led No.74 Squadron RAF during the height of the Battle of Britain. Under his leadership the 74 became one of the RAF’s best units and Malan’s exploits during the battle left a lasting legacy.
Adolph Gysbert Malan, DSO & Barra, DFC & Barra, RNR (24 de març de 1910 - 17 de setembre de 1963), més conegut com a Sailor Malan, va ser un pilot de caça sud-africà de la Segona Guerra Mundial i as de l'aviació de la Royal Air Force que va dirigir el 74è Esquadró de la RAF durant la batalla d'Anglaterra.
Hace 3 días · Battle of Britain London Monument - S/Ldr. A G Malan. The Airmen's Stories - S/Ldr. A G Malan. Adolph Gysbert Malan was born in Wellington, South Africa on 3rd October 1910. In February 1924 he became a cadet on the training ship General Botha and joined the Union Castle Steamship Line in 1927.
Hace 5 días · 1. Adolph Malan. Image: IWM (CH 8119) Adolph Malan was one of the leading fighter pilots of the Second World War. He led No. 74 Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF) and became a flying ‘ace’ – someone was an ace if they had shot down five aircraft – during the Battle of Britain.
Malan retired from the RAF in 1946 as one of the leading Allied air aces, according to the Imperial War Museum. (Getty Images) | HistoryNet. Adolph “Sailor” Malan, one of Britain’s leading fighter pilots, was known to be an aggressive pilot, a tough leader, and an excellent shot.
This article, an expanded version of a 2008 public lecture , explores times of Adolph Gysbert 'Sailor' Malan, a South African who rose to as a combatant in the 1940 Battle of Britain and who, after his post-war to the Union, became a notable personality in liberal reform politics. Anglo-Afrikaner empire loyalist or 'King's Afrikaner', Malan.
