South Africans in the RAF

Lt Quick

Named in the book
Rank
Lt
Squadron
No 184 Squadron

From the book

SAAF Airmen in RAF Squadrons

Several participated in the BBC Africa shortwave’s weekly programme “Song time in the Laager” broadcast from London. The airmen in the top image from the left, McGregor, Begbie, Howes, Eagar all former King Edwards pupils in Johannesburg sailed on the “Rangitata” with another former pupil all of whom signed the mounting. That photograph and two others including Lt’s IF Watson, Meyer, Higgins and Quick from the Transvaal appeared in an English magazine in May 1944. 2nd Lt Tony Collett and Naval servicemen in the bottom image were from the Eastern Cape.

SAAF Airmen in RAF Squadrons

Of the five seconded SAAF airmen served on No 184 Squadron Collett, Fisher, and Schlebusch are in the squadron photograph. Their names together with Green and Quick are recorded on the adjacent Logbook page

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