Service Details
Name:
 BORCHERS
Given Name:
 ROLF
Initials:
 R
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 104 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1983-09-01
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Age:
 40
Cause of Death:
 Died in Military Aircraft Accident, when the Bellanca Citabria light aircraft that they were testing, suffered wing failure due to a poor technical wing repair and plunged 900 meters to the ground during a Commando Pilot training exercise at the Baltimore airstrip
Additional
Information:
No additional information known at this time
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Unknown
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Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
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