Sailor Malan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sailor Malan

British flying ace

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1910

Place of Birth: Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa

Date of Death: 17-Sep-1963

Profession: politician, flying ace, fighter pilot

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Adolph Gysbert Malan, , RNR (24 March 1910 – 17 September 1963), better known as Sailor Malan, was a South African World War 2 fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force who led No.
74 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain.He finished his fighter career in 1941 with 27 destroyed, 7 shared destroyed and 2 unconfirmed, 3 probables and 16 damaged.
At the time he was the RAF's leading ace, and one of the highest scoring pilots to have served wholly with Fighter Command during World War II.