Service Details
Name:
 OSBORNE
Given Name:
 NIGEL DAVID
Initials:
 N D
Service No:
 74299181PS
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 19 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1979-09-06
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Date of Birth:
 1958-08-21
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, shot down in Mozambique (at Mapai). Believed to have been carrying explosives to be used in Operation Uric and hit by a RPG7 or AAA., in Aerospatiale SA3330 Puma C #164. Also killed was the SAAF aircrew and 14 Rhodesian soldiers.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Osborne, of Percy Osborn Road, Durban.
Commemoration
Country:
 Mozambique
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Cemetery:
 Buried at the crash site near Mapai (Rail), Mozambique by the local population
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Grave Reference:
 Body not recovered - crash site coordinates are: S22 06' 48.2" E31 39' 12.1"

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