In Memory Of
HAWKES, DAVID
Service Details
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
4339
Rank:
Air Sub-Lieutenant
Unit:
5 Sqdn.
Regiment:
Rhodesian Air Force
Date of Death:
1977-01-12
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, whilst flying a Canberra B2 R2512 in Mozambique when hit by ground fire from Malvernia during Op Manyatela.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
BODY NOT RECOVERED
Country:
Mozambique
Additional Information
ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt. Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.