Service Details
Name:
 SMITHDORFF
Given Name:
 KONRAD KEVIN
Initials:
 K K
Service No:
 5680
Trade:
 Technician
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Rhodesian Air Force
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Unit:
 7 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1973-02-21
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Date of Birth:
 1944-07-11
Age:
 28
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Alouette III #R7500, at Ruya Game Reserve, north of Rushinga, Op Hurricane. It was suggested that they had collided with a tall dead tree and crashed 100 metres further on. Both of the crew were killed instantly
Decorations:
 Military Forces Commendation (Operational)
Additional
Information:
ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt. ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). 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:
 Harare (Salisbury)
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Cemetery:
 HARARE (WARREN HILLS) CEMETERY
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