Onoorwinlik

The unofficial history of No. 21 Squadron, South African Air Force

1941 – 1945

This site presents the Operations Record Book of 21 Squadron SAAF, transcribed from two independent witnesses and collated into a single authoritative text. Where the witnesses disagree, both readings are preserved and the conflict is marked for the reader.

31 Diary entries
1018 Sorties
41 Op orders
100 Citations
264 Personnel

Operational Tempo

Sortie reports per month, Sep 1941 – May 1945

S
O
N
D
1942
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
1943
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
1944
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
1945
F
M
A
M

From the diary

The new camp was rapidly taking shape and another step in the progress of our future home was made with the arrival today of a party of Royal Engineers to carry out construction of additional dug-outs (there were two in existence on arrival of the advance party) and to carry out …