ww2 SAAF pilot private 8mm film discovered
 

Hi everyone

I visited John Hewitson. He is the last SAAF fighter pilot ace still around. John "Googoo" lend me his war time film reels and I got the 30 min footage digitized. He had a 8mm movie cam with him while doing war service. John saw service in East Africa (SAAF 1 sqdn) and North Africa (SAAF 5 sqdn). He flew in combat: Gladiators, Hurricanes, Tomahawks and was shot down and captured while flying a Kittyhawk. Here some screen grabs:

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Crank starting the Gladiator East Africa

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1 sqdn pilots East Africa

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Gladiators idling 1sqdn East Africa

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Bombay transporter East Africa

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Training on Gauntlets Abu Seuir

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Ken Driver, Kassala 1940/1, SAAF 1 sqdn ace, 1941 POW, killed in flying accident after the war.

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Gladiator East Africa

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Gladiator

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SAAF 5 sqdn Tommie, Sidi Barrani, 1942

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Tomahawk

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Shot down SAAF 5sqdn Tomahawk

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SAAF Maryland bomber landing (Sidi Barrani?)

Re: ww2 SAAF pilot private 8mm film discovered
 

amazing!

Re: ww2 SAAF pilot private 8mm film discovered
 

Excellent material!!