In Memory Of
OSBORNE, NIGEL DAVID
Service Details
Age:
21
Date of Birth:
1958-08-21
Service No:
74299181PS
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
19 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1979-09-06
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, shot down in Mozambique (at Mapai). Believed to have been carrying explosives to be used in Operation Uric and hit by a RPG7 or AAA., in Aerospatiale SA3330 Puma C #164. Also killed was the SAAF aircrew and 14 Rhodesian soldiers.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Body not recovered - crash site coordinates are: S22 06' 48.2" E31 39' 12.1"
Cemetery:
Buried at the crash site near Mapai (Rail), Mozambique by the local population
Country:
Mozambique
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Osborne, of Percy Osborn Road, Durban.
