page_title: Servaas Theron
hierarchical_section_title: Servaas Theron
caption_attribution_description: English: Three notable pilots of No. 3 Squadron SAAF at Addis Ababa. On the left is Captain J E "Jack" Frost, the most successful fighter pilot of the SAAF during the war (see E 3410). In the middle is Lieutenant R H C Kershaw, who earned a DSO for rescuing Frost after he had been shot down during a raid on the Italian airfield a Diredawa. Kershaw landed his Hawker Hurricane alongside, picked up Frost and flew back to their base at Dogabur. On the right is Captain S v.B Theron who, like Frost , enjoyed considerable success with 3 Squadron in Somaliland and Ethiopia. He later commanded No. 250 Squadron RAF in Italy, for which he was awarded the DSO, and served in Normandy in 1944.
context_page_description: Servaas van Breda Theron was a South African World War II fighter ace, credited with 10 'kills'.
context_section_description: Servaas van Breda Theron  (9 May 1918 – 14 March 1986) was a South African World War II fighter ace, credited with 10 'kills'.
caption: Theron (right)
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