In Memory Of
LOFFHAGEN, RICHARD FRANCIS
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
103226V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
2 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-01-07
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, Tomahawk IIB AK525, shot down by Bf109s 10 miles North of Agedabia. Possibly shot down by Gunther Steinhausen, who was credited with 40 victories, NE Agedabia
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Column 267.
Cemetery:
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of the Revd. Richard W. Loffhagen and Caroline H. Loffhagen, of Malmesbury Rectory, Cape Province, South Africa. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
