Service Details
Name:
BATE
Given Name:
PATRICK MICHAEL (PADDY)
Initials:
P M
Service No:
4291
Rank:
Air Lieutenant
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Regiment:
Rhodesian Air Force
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Unit:
7 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
1979-09-26
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Cause of Death:
Died in Aircraft Accident, Alouette III # R5705, struck power lines near Lake Alexander during Operation Thrasher. They were flying as decoys during an assault on Chimoio base in Mocambique.
Additional
Information:
ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt
Commemoration
Country:
Zimbabwe
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Cemetery:
CREMATED
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