English: Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943
Lieutenant Robin Pare of No. 5 Squadron SAAF, sitting in the cockpit of his Curtis Tomahawk "Shirley III" at LG 121, Egypt. Pare joined the South African Permanent Force and attended the Military College as a Cadet. He was commissioned in the SAAF in April 1940 and posted to No. 1 Squadron SAAF, seeing action over East Africa until April 1941. After a period as an instructor in the Union, he joined 5 Squadron in December 1941. He was promoted commander of 'B' Flight on 31 May 1942, but was shot down and killed by Oberleutnant Hans-Joachim Marseille of I/JG27 near Bir Hacheim on 3 June, just after scoring his sixth victory.
Date
between 1939 and 1943
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1943-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
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Associated people and organisations
South African Air Force, 1 Squadron, South African Air Force, 5 Squadron
Associated places
Egypt
Associated events
Western Desert 1940-1943, North Africa, Second World War
Associated themes
North Africa 1939-1945, Royal Air Force 1939-1945
Associated keywords
Aerial Warfare, Operations
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photographs
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