These photographs originate from the private albums of ww2 SAAF fighter pilot Cecil Golding. It was kindly made available to me by mr. Golding. I placed the photographs on this web site in order to share these gems to historians, enthusiasts and the wider public. Please respect the copy rights of these photographs and contact me to obtain the necessary permission if you want to duplicate some of this material in other web sites or printed matter.
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Tinus le Roux
Jan 2012
Cecil with No 3 squadron jeep.
3 Squadron Spitfires parked in close formation; picture taken most probably just after the war.
Squadron members showing 3 squadron's emblem
This cartoon appeared in the SAAF magazine "Wings" showing leading personalities of SAAF 8 wing.
Clay pigeon shooting with Stanford .
Squadron shower in Udine
Capt Southey taking a bath
Cecil with touring US concert group lady
3 Squadron pilot being killed behind enemy lines, Germans did the burial and made the cross.
Tradition in 3 squadron; Christmas lunch being served by officers.
Jannie Smuts visiting SAAF 8 wing
Final combined air forces fly past in Italy 1945.
Cecil with his big mate Ogies van Heerden.
Bf109
Bf109
Flying a captured FW190
The beardsd pilot Ackerman called "Ackers"
Hurricane
Thunderbolts
Liberator
Lightning
Spitfire IX
Thunderbolt
P40 Kittyhawk
Crashed liberator
Crashed B-17
Thunderbolts
Bf109
Visiting US concert group.
3 Squadron rugby team.
VE day celebrations accident; a very pistol shot ignited a petrol dump.
After the war: 8 wing members playing polo.
After the war: relaxing at Cape Gada
After the war: visit to Hitler's buildings at Berchtesgaden.
Trip on the " " back to South Africa. Rosie du Toit delegated Cecil be in charge of all the 8 wing passengers; an unpleasant job.
Arrival at Durban Harbour
Cape Town ww2 pilots having a reunion in 19??.