Service Details
Name:
 DU TOIT
Given Name:
 FRANCOIS
Initials:
 F
Service No:
 4441
Rank:
 Flight Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Rhodesian Air Force
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Unit:
 7 Sqdn.
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Unit 2:
 Seconded from the SAAF
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Date of Death:
 1978-07-28
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Date of Birth:
 1954-03-17
Age:
 24
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Air Operations in Alouette III #R5177 at Chioco, Tete Province, Mozambique. Chopper was hit by an RPG-7.
Decorations:
 M F C (Ops)
Additional
Information:
ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B Salt. ref. "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Northern Cape
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Cemetery:
 FRASERBURG CEMETERY
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