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Re: Tuskagee pilot shot down SAAF Dakotas?
Evening Brian
Checking 85 years of SAAF by Winston Brent there is nothing that straight away fits the bill. Since SAAF took delivery of its first true Dak in June 1943 as 6801 and up until the end of WW 2 in Europe none of those up to 6855 were involved in any such incident. However SAAF also operated a number of Daks still with their RAF serial numbers, and the book does not list all of those by far, and a quick look in the Air Britain's booklet KA100 to KZ999 did not locate any except a cryptic missing aircraft KG710 from 44 Sq between Bari and Hassani on 13.12.1944.
In the book Squadrons of the SAAF nothing is mentioned, neither in the 28 Sq nor 44 Sq sections, so it is probably just a myth.
I have never seen anything touched upon SAAF and possible aparheid feelings during the war and since I don't know from which site this is I don't know if it is a war time rumour or why it is mentioned in the first place....
If you want Winston's e-mail to check further ( he has just published a dedicated book about the C-47/Dakota in SAAF) just give me shout OK
Cheers
Stig
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