South Africans in the RAF

S Pienaar

Schalk Pienaar

Named in the book
Squadron
No 213 Squadron
Fate
Killed in action, 4 August 1944

From the book

The Dreaded Telegram

The small town of Aberdeen in South Africa’s Eastern Cape shared the news delivered to Schalk and Katherilla Pienaar advising their 19-year-old son Schalk, a seconded No 213 Squadron P51 Mustang pilot, was killed on August 4th. One of at least 25 seconded SAAF pilots who served on the Squadron, four lost their lives between August and October. 31

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