3 (S.A.) Wing was a South African Air Force commanded formation during World War II that served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy.

The formation was recommended by HQ RAF Middle East on 28 October 1941 to the Air Ministry and authorised by AIR54/96 on 3 November 1941.

Two RAF squadrons left for the Far East when Japan declared war in December 1941.

[3] Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore proposed the formation of the first South African Air force Wing and later, perhaps a SAAF Group within the RAF organisational structure.

[4] It was designated as a light bomber wing and its squadrons flew Douglas Boston Mk IIIs and Martin Marauder Mk II bombers in North Africa until 1943.