In Memory Of

WILSON, ROBERT JOHN

Service Details
Age:
 22
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 4289
Rank:
 Air Sub-Lieutenant
Unit:
 4 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 Rhodesian Air Force
Date of Death:
 1974-04-20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, air operations in Trojan #R3244, in Mozambique, north of Cabora Bassa. Shot down by a SAM 7 near Rushinga while searching for Lt Weinmann's plane.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 GWERU CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gweru (Gwelo)
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.