South African pilots with higher numbers of kills were members of the British Royal Air Force, such as Pat Pattle and a fighter pilot who led No. 74 Squadron RAF during the height of what?
John Frost (SAAF officer) John Everitt "Jack" Frost, (16 July 1918 – missing in action 16 June 1942) was a South African fighter ace during the Second World War. He was the highest-scoring member of a South African Air Force squadron during the war, credited with the destruction of 15 Axis aircraft. South African pilots with higher numbers of kills, such as Pat Pattle and Adolph "Sailor" Malan, were members of the British Royal Air Force.
Pierre van Ryneveld General Sir Hesperus Andrias van Ryneveld {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (2 May 1891 – 2 December 1972), known as Pierre van Ryneveld, was a South African military commander. He was the founding commander of the South African Air Force (SAAF).