Service Details
Name:
 DUCHEN
Given Name:
 MICHAEL
Initials:
 M
Service No:
 329081V
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 43 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-10-02
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Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Spitfire VIII #JF887, crashed on landing, attempting to land after dark, with illumination provided by truck lights, at Florence Peretola airfield
Additional
Information:
Son of Max and Carrie Duchen, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. ***Jewish
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 FLORENCE WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 III. A. 10.

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