Date of birth:

1917 (Durban, South Africa)

Date of death:

1979

Service number:

39736

Nationality:

South African

Promotions:
1938: Pilot Officer;
October 11th, 1939: Flying Officer;
October 11th, 1940: Flight Lieutenant;
December 1st, 1941: temporary Squadron Leader;
October 22nd, 1942: Squadron Leader (war subs.);
January 1st, 1944: Wing Commander (war subs.).

Career:
?: Durban High School (DHS);
1936: Natal University College and Edinburgh University;
March 18th, 1937: RAF;
May 18th, 1937: No. 1 RAF Depot Uxbridge;
June 5th, 1937: No. 2 Flying Training School Brize Norton;
January 8th, 1938: Staff, School of Naval Co-operation, Ford;
November 1st, 1938: No. 79 Squadron;
May 6th, 1940: No. 6 Short Navigation Instructors Course, School of Air Navigation St. Athan;
May 31st,1940: No. 79 Squadron;
June 17th, 1940: ‘B’ Flight Commander, No. 79 Squadron;
June 7th, 1941: temporary Squadron Leader No. 79 Squadron;
September 1941: Instructor, No. 51 Operational Training Unit;
June 1942: Squadron Leader, No. 260 Squadron;
June 1942: Wing Commander, No. 239 Wing.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 79 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

April 29th, 1941

"This officer has been engaged on operational flying since the war began. He has displayed great keenness in his efforts to seek and engage the enemy and has destroyed at least five of their aircraft."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Wing Commander

Unit:

No. 239 Wing, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

February 16th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Richard Haysom
• - The London Gazette of 14 November 1939, Issue 34733, Page 7643
  - The London Gazette of 22 October 1940, Issue 34976, Page 6193
  - The London Gazette of 29 April 1941, Issue 35148, Page 2445
  - The London Gazette of 16 December 1941, Issue 3533, Page 3533
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 11 December 1942, Issue 35819, Page 5392
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 16 February 1943, Issue 35904, Page 815
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 4 February 1944, Issue 36361, Page 631
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 9 November 1945, Issue 37345, Page 5521
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 25 June 1946, Issue 37625, Page 3220
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 23 August 1946, Issue 37700, Page 4289
  - SAAF - HAYSOM Geoffrey David Leybourne
  - The South African Battle of Britain "Few" – David Haysom DSO DFC | The Observation Post