Service Details
Name:
 CARTER
Given Name:
 GARY RONALD
Initials:
 G R
Service No:
 6479
Rank:
 Flight Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Rhodesian Air Force
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Unit:
 7 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1979-09-26
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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.
Additional
Information:
ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt. Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Commemoration
Country:
 Zimbabwe
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Locality:
 Bulawayo
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Cemetery:
 BULAWAYO (WEST PARK) CREMATORIUM
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Grave Reference:
 Cremated

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