Jacobus is also an ancestor of Daniel Gerhardus, one of the authors of this book. He now is a group captain at R.A.F. Marmaduke Thomas St. John Pattle was born on the 23rd July 1914, in Butterworth, Cape Province, South Africa.

Adolf Gysbert, better known as “Sailor Malan”, the famous fighter pilot of the Second World War, as well as Magnus André de Merindol, Minister of Defence of South Africa, is descended from Jacobus Francois. Such were the prerequisites for the great fighter pilot. He finished his fighter career in 1941 with 27 destroyed, 7 shared destroyed and 2 unconfirmed, 3 probables and 16 damaged. At an early age, he decided on a career at sea.

Adolph Gysbert Malan, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, RNR (24 March 1910 – 17 September 1963), better known as Sailor Malan, was a South African World War 2 fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force who led No. Images via internet .

He was a man's man and looked up to by all who served with him. 74 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain.. Cadet College. F. R. Carey, another one of the original few, has a desk job in the same office with Bader. 74 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain.. Adolph Gysbert Malan, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, RNR (24 March 1910 – 17 September 1963), better known as Sailor Malan, was a South African World War II fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force who led No. On the 17th September 1963, at the age of just 52, Sailor Malan died at his home in Kimberley of Parkinson's disease, survived by his wife and …

ADOLPH GYSBERT 'SAILOR' MALAN was born in Wellington in the Western Cape in 1910. Photo ©Imperial War Museums commons.wikimedia.org Sailor Malan, born Adolph Gysbert Malan on 24 March 1910 in Wellington, Western Cape was referred to by his colleagues as "THE KING OF THE FEW" and quite rightly so. Wing-Cmdr. Little Art (Sailor) Malan was one of the most publicized pilots in the Battle of Britain. Many of Orde’s sketches also appeared in Some of the Few, by John P.M. Reid, published in 1960. The urge to fly soon took over and in 1935 he wrote a letter which led to his acceptance in the Royal Air Force. St. John Pattle, DFC. “Sailor” Malan, a South African, graces the cover of Orde’s Pilots of Fighter Command, while the Canadian “Willie” McKnight is featured on the cover of Kennington’s Drawing the R.A.F. After serving aboard the training ship, General Botha, he joined the Union Castle Steamship Company and attained officer rank. Squadron Leader M.T. After … P. M. Brothers, veteran Hurricane ace, is one of the top men at the R.A.F. Staff College. He finished his fighter career in 1941 with 27 destroyed, 7 shared destroyed and 2 unconfirmed, 3 probables and 16 damaged. Sadly, Sailor Malan succumbed on 17th September 1963 aged 53 to Parkinson’s Disease about which little was known at the time. Like Sailor Malan, he was a magnificent shot, and a master tactician, far too sensitive and full of imagination to be careless in the air and he had perfect vision. Sailor Malan’s political career was effectively ended and the “Torch” effectively suppressed by the National Party, so he returned to his hometown of Kimberly.