Baker E M, South Africa, SAAF, 5 Squadron SAAF, Pilot, Major
The outgoing Commanding Officer of No. 5 Squadron SAAF, Major E M Baker (left), standing by his Curtiss Kittyhawk Mark III, FR781 'GL-H' "Raynor", at Cutella, south of Vasto, Italy, accompanied by the Squadron Engineering Officer, Lieutenant W A Gillham. Having commanded the Squadron for five months Baker was repatriated to South Africa, but returned to Italy in May 1944 to serve on the staff of No. 239 Wing RAF. In the foreground is a 1,000-lb MC bomb on its trolley. IWM (CNA 2491)













