Adriaan Botha (SAAF officer)
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Born25 June 1921
Senekal, Orange Free State
Died14 June 1941 (aged 19)
BranchSouth African Air Force
RankLieutenant
Adriaan Jacobus Botha | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 1921 Senekal, Orange Free State |
| Died | 14 June 1941 (aged 19) |
| Branch | South African Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
Adriaan Jacobus Botha (25 June 1921 – 14 June 1941) was a South African flying ace of World War II, credited with five kills.[1]
He died on 14 June 1941, after being shot down south of Bir Hakeim in Libya by a Messerschmitt Bf 109 from Jagdgeschwader 27.[2]
