Service Details
Name:
 BROWN
Given Name:
 DAVID DESMOND
Initials:
 D D
Service No:
 4275
Rank:
 Air Sub-Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Rhodesian Air Force
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Unit:
 2 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1972-08-04
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Date of Birth:
 1951-03-15
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Vampire T55 #R4222, at Thornhill. While on a training sortie, the aircraft suffered engine failure and crashed short of the runway while attempting to land.
Additional
Information:
Commemoration Stain Glass Window in Plumtree School, Plumtree, Zimbabwe. On Plumtree School Roll of Honour. ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt
Commemoration
Country:
 Zimbabwe
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Locality:
 Harare (Salisbury)
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Cemetery:
 HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CEMETERY
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