# Adolph Malan

> Adolph Gysbert Malan,, better known as Sailor Malan, was a South African fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force (RAF) who led No. 74 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain. He finished his fighter career in 1941 with twenty-seven destroyed, seven shared destroyed and two unconfirmed, three probables and sixteen damaged. At the time he was the RAF's leading ace, and one of the highest-scoring pilots to have served wholly with RAF Fighter Command during the Second World War.

*South African flying ace (1910-1963)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1910-03-24
- **Died:** 1963-09-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.7 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 10.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 70.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Мэлан, Адольф](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%8D%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%2C_%D0%90%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%84)
- [Sailor Malan](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Malan)
- [Adolph Malan](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Malan)
- [Adolph Malan](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Malan)
- [Adolph Malan](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Malan)
- [Sailor Malan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Malan)
- [آدولف مالان](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Adolph Malan](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Malan)
- [Adolph Malan](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Malan)
- [アドルフ・マラン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3)
- [Adolph Malan](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Malan)
- [Sailor Malan](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Malan)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3538748)

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