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Adolph Gysbert “Sailor” Malan

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Adolph Gysbert “Sailor” Malan

Birth
Wellington, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Death
17 Sep 1963 (aged 53)
Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Kimberley, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa Add to Map
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A native of South Africa, and one of the most renowned Royal Air Force fighter pilots in the Battle of Britain, Malan is noted not simply for his skills in the air, and victories over enemy aircraft, but for his leadership, including his famous "rules of air fighting." He returned to South Africa after the war, and was an opponent of apartheid before withdrawing from politics. He died of Parkinson's disease. On his tombstone appear these words: “In the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice.”
see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Malan; also, Philip Kaplan, "Sailor: Battle Of Britain Legend: Adolph Malan", Pen & Sword Aviation Books 2013; Sailor Malan – Forgotten Hero of Democracy by Chris | Mar 3, 2015 http://www.spitfiresocietytrustza.org/sailor-malan-forgotten-hero-of-democracy/
A native of South Africa, and one of the most renowned Royal Air Force fighter pilots in the Battle of Britain, Malan is noted not simply for his skills in the air, and victories over enemy aircraft, but for his leadership, including his famous "rules of air fighting." He returned to South Africa after the war, and was an opponent of apartheid before withdrawing from politics. He died of Parkinson's disease. On his tombstone appear these words: “In the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice.”
see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Malan; also, Philip Kaplan, "Sailor: Battle Of Britain Legend: Adolph Malan", Pen & Sword Aviation Books 2013; Sailor Malan – Forgotten Hero of Democracy by Chris | Mar 3, 2015 http://www.spitfiresocietytrustza.org/sailor-malan-forgotten-hero-of-democracy/

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