In Memory Of

SMALL, CHARLES DAVID

Service Details
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
1 Squadron
Regiment:
Rhodesian Corps of Engineers
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
No additional information known at this time