April 1939-December 1939 March 1941-October 1945 January 1951-October 1958 November 1961-September 1991[1]
Country
Branch
South African Air Force
Role
Fighter Bomber · Counter Insurgency
Motto(s)
"Mors Hosti" (Death to the Enemy)[1]
Insignia
Squadron Identification Code
KJ 1942-1945[2] (1942–1943)[3] (Squadron OC: Maj S.F. du Toit flew with personal identification code DUT in 1942-1943[4])
4 Squadron Insignia
Military unit
4 Squadron SAAF was a South African Air Force unit which served during World War II.
It was resurrected in 1951 and remained active until 1958. Its final period of active service was from 1961 to 1991. Its final aircraft were Impala Mk IIs. It was based at Lanseria Airport at the time of final disbandment.
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