In Memory Of
DU TOIT, FRANCOIS
Service Details
Age:
24
Date of Birth:
1954-03-17
Service No:
4441
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Unit:
7 Sqdn.
Unit 2:
Seconded from the SAAF
Regiment:
Rhodesian Air Force
Date of Death:
1978-07-28
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Air Operations in Alouette III #R5177 at Chioco, Tete Province, Mozambique. Chopper was hit by an RPG-7.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
FRASERBURG CEMETERY
Localitly:
Northern Cape
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Decorations:
M F C (Ops)
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.
