Identification of Fighter Pilots in Toliver book "The Interrogator"
 

To explain, the second edition of Ray Toliver's book, "The Interrogator" [Great Thrift Store Find} , the book about the career of Hans Scharff, the Luftwaffe fighter interrogator, had a Log book showing the POWs who went through his office from January-December 1944. These were mostly fighter pilots, although some were South Africans from non fighter squadrons, presumably due to Herr Scharff's long residence in SA.

There are two fighter pilots I have been unable to ID. One is definitively South African and the other is probably SAAF also.

(1) Jan. 6 1944 1st Lt. RABIE SAAF 4 Sq (presumably 4SAAF) 7th wing
(2)-Dec. 30 1944 1st Lt. LOCK 5 Sq (5 SAAF?) 239 Wing

239 Wing flew Kittyhawks and Mustangs in the Middle East.

Any information welcomed.

Re: Identification of Fighter Pilots in Toliver book "The Interrogator"
 

These links give a little more (first initials in the first case and a first name in the second):
https://biltongbru.wixsite.com/ww2-s...age/4-squadron

Rabie would be G. P. Rabie

https://biltongbru.wixsite.com/ww2-s...age/5-squadron
Frank N. Lock


Fold3.com has a couple of lists with both men as POWs in Stalag Luft III. It also has their serial numbers.

F N Lock, 104401 (also listed as 104001... so a "typo" )
G P Rabie 207039

Re: Identification of Fighter Pilots in Toliver book "The Interrogator"
 

Thanks!

Re: Identification of Fighter Pilots in Toliver book "The Interrogator"
 

Hello,

104001V Lt Frank Norman LOCK SAAF, Kuruman, Cape Province.
73 OTU
5 Sqn SAAF - 11.44 - 4.12.44 - POW.
4.12.1944 - 5 Sqn SAAF - Mustang III - 1005-1400 - Armed Reconnaissance to Yugoslavia; bombed/strafed rail traffic, strafed MT.
Lt F. N. Lock - Mustang III HB914 - Shot down by AA 1200 near Brod and baled out - POW.

207039V Lt G. P. RABIE (sorry no forenames), Wellington, Cape Province.
73 OTU - 1943.
4 Sqn SAAF - 13.10.43 - 20.12.43 - POW.
20.12.1943 - 4 Sqn SAAF - Spitfire V - Took off 0600 - Strafing?
Lt G. P. Rabie - Spitfire Vc JG737:KJ-V - Believed shot down by by AA at Spafa at 0835 - POW (No.3274 - Stalag Luft III).

See:
Springbok Fighter Victory SAAF Fighter Operations 1939 - 1945, Vols. 1-6
Schoeman,Michael
Nelspruit:Freeworld Publications,2002-2012.

Col.