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17. SOUTH AFRICA (Johannesburg
The Republic of South Africa participated in the Korean War from September 1950 to October 1953. Prime Minister D. F. Malan sent a squadron in the South African Air Force (SAAF). The 2 Squadron was attached to the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing of the US Air Force for the duration of the war. The squadron flew 12,067 sorties, most being dangerous ground attack missions. 74 of the 94 Mustangs and 4 out of the 22 Sabres were lost.
In total, South Africa deployed 826 soldiers and suffered 43 casualties. According to the statistics provided by the South Korean government, there were 34 killed in action and 9 prisoners of wars.
The Korean War Memorial in Johannesburg is inside the Air Force Museum. The wall displays a plaque with names of 34 fallen South African pilots.
See photos of the Memorial and videos of the veterans at https://koreanwarmemorials.com/memorial/south-africa-johannesburg/
South Africa was my country #17. I traveled to Johannesburg from March 23, 2017 to March 24, 2017.
SOUTH AFRICA (Pretoria)
Squadron was attached to the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing of the US Air Force for the duration of the war. The squadron flew 12,067 sorties, most being dangerous ground attack missions. 74 of the 94 Mustangs and 4 out of the 22 Sabres were lost.
In total, South Africa deployed 826 soldiers and suffered 43 casualties. According to the statistics provided by the South Korean government, there were 34 killed in action and 9 prisoners of wars.
The Korean War Memorial in Pretoria is located at the Union Building. The names of the 8 missing pilots are etched into the wall in memoriam.
I traveled to Pretoria from March 24, 2017 to March 29, 2017.
See photos of the Memorial and videos of the veterans at https://koreanwarmemorials.com/memorial/south-africa-pretoria/