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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. |
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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 Last edited by RSwank; 25th July 2019 at 12:49. |
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Re: Identification of Fighter Pilots in Toliver book "The Interrogator"
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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. Last edited by Col Bruggy; 28th July 2019 at 02:54. |
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