Service Details
Name:
 UNDERWOOD
Given Name:
 JOHN STEPHEN
Initials:
 J S
Service No:
 6110
Rank:
 Tech / Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Rhodesian Air Force
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Unit:
 4 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1977-09-02
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Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Lynx F337 #R3042, which flew into the ground 20 miles south of Umtali during a cross border raid, as a result of target fixation by the pilot.
Additional
Information:
Born July 1951. 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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Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
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