Service Details
Name:
 HAWKES
Given Name:
 DAVID
Initials:
 D
Service No:
 4339
Rank:
 Air Sub-Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Rhodesian Air Force
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Unit:
 5 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1977-01-12
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Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, whilst flying a Canberra B2 R2512 in Mozambique when hit by ground fire from Malvernia during Op Manyatela.
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:
 Mozambique
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Cemetery:
 BODY NOT RECOVERED
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