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Kenneth Weekes Driver (1918-1947) was a South African Air Force pilot and fighter ace during World War II who recorded 10 'kills' At the start of the war he was a flying instructor in the SAAF before serving with 6 Squadron on Home Defence. In December 1939 he joined 1 Squadron as a Flight Commander. After the war he stayed in the SAAF but was killed in a flying accident in 1947 while attending a course.

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rdfs:label	Kenneth Driver (en)
rdfs:comment	Kenneth Weekes Driver (1918-1947) was a South African Air Force pilot and fighter ace during World War II who recorded 10 'kills' At the start of the war he was a flying instructor in the SAAF before serving with 6 Squadron on Home Defence. In December 1939 he joined 1 Squadron as a Flight Commander. After the war he stayed in the SAAF but was killed in a flying accident in 1947 while attending a course. (en)
foaf:name	Kenneth Weekes Driver (en)
name	Kenneth Weekes Driver (en)
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birth place	Brooklyn, Pretoria (en)
dcterms:subject	1918 births 1947 deaths South African prisoners of war Shot-down aviators South African World War II flying aces South African military personnel of World War II South African Air Force officers
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Cairo Pretoria List of World War II aces from South Africa 1918 births Ludwig Franzisket 1 Squadron SAAF 1947 deaths South African prisoners of war Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Shot-down aviators South African World War II flying aces South African military personnel of World War II South African Air Force officers World War II JG 27
sameAs	Kenneth Driver Kenneth Driver
servicenumber	Royal Air Force- East Africa Command, 1940-1945. CM742.jpg (en)
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awards	Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
battles	World War II
birth date	1918-04-03 (xsd:date)
branch	South African Air Force (en)
caption	Driver, 2nd from left (en)
death date	1947-02-03 (xsd:date)
rank	Major (en)
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has abstract	Kenneth Weekes Driver (1918-1947) was a South African Air Force pilot and fighter ace during World War II who recorded 10 'kills' At the start of the war he was a flying instructor in the SAAF before serving with 6 Squadron on Home Defence. In December 1939 he joined 1 Squadron as a Flight Commander. He was shot down in on 14 June 1941, spending the rest of the war as a Prisoner of War in Stalag Luft III. His opponent was the German ace Ludwig Franzisket of JG 27. The air battle was fought singularly, in a one-versus-one situation. Both men fired at each other, but only the German scored hits. Franzisket got too close and struck Driver's tail with a wing tip, damaging it. Franzisket remained ignorant of the collision, as did Driver, who was preparing to bail out, until after they met. Franzisket showed Driver around the damaged Bf 109. Driver showed Franzisket a picture and lock of hair belonging to his wife who had come to visit him in Cairo. The German promised to have a message dropped via container over his airfield informing her that Driver lived. After the war he stayed in the SAAF but was killed in a flying accident in 1947 while attending a course. (en)
placeofburial	Bath, England (en)
military unit	1 Squadron SAAF
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service number	Royal Air Force- East Africa Command, 1940-1945. CM742.jpg
award	Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
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