Name: |
LAW |
Given Name: |
DEREK ROLLO |
Initials: |
D R |
Service No: |
5200008 |
Rank: |
Flying OfficerOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Air Force |
Unit: |
RAF WattishamOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1966-01-05Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1941-02-23 |
Age: |
24 |
Cause of Death: |
Died in Aircraft Accident, Lightning XR713, crashed on approach into Bentwaters. Suffered a double engine/reheat fire, had tried to eject but the canopy failed to release and attempted a forced landing into Bentwaters. Unfortunately he was unable to make the runway and the almost copybook landing into a ploughed field was enough to cause the canopy to detach and the ejection sequence to commence. Regrettably the seat required both height and forward speed to enable to parachute to deploy |
Additional Information: |
Son of George Law, of Southern Rhodesia. Born Edinburgh, Scotland. His family emigrated to Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia where his father was a diamond mine manager |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2022-11-17