Name: |
FILBY |
Given Name: |
JACK ERNEST |
Initials: |
J E |
Service No: |
42988V |
Trade: |
Pilot |
Rank: |
LieutenantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
5 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1945-04-24Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
23 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, shot down by flak, near Padova, in North American P-51 Mk IVA Mustang #KH808 |
Additional Information: |
Son of Ernest E. and Hilda M. Filby, of Cape Town, South Africa. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown |