In Memory Of

NELSON, ROBERT GEORGE

Service Details
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 6526
Rank:
 Senior Aircraftsman
Unit:
 7 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 Rhodesian Air Force
Date of Death:
 1977-05-18
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, air ops in Alouette III #R3042. Aircraft was hit by groundfire during Operation Grapple in the Gokwe Area and caught alight. Although the pilot managed to land the chopper, Nelson apparently jumped from the aircraft before it landed and died on impact.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
Country:
 Zimbabwe
Additional Information
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.