In Memory Of
BATE, PATRICK MICHAEL (PADDY)
Service Details
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
4291
Rank:
Air Lieutenant
Unit:
7 Sqdn.
Regiment:
Rhodesian Air Force
Date of Death:
1979-09-26
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.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
CREMATED
Country:
Zimbabwe
Additional Information
ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt