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Deaths by Cause of Death

Short codes for statistics. KIA, MIA and DOW are the combat set; the rest group accidents, disease, and other deaths. The long narrative stays on each person record.

KIA — Killed in action MIA — Missing in action DOW — Died of wounds KOAS — Killed on active service DOAS — Died on active service POW — Died as prisoner of war FF — Friendly fire DUTY — Died on duty MVA — Motor vehicle accident AA — Aircraft accident DROW — Drowned SEA — Lost at sea ACC — Accident SHOT — Shot MURD — Murdered SUIC — Suicide DIS — Died of disease NAT — Natural causes DISCH — Died after discharge UNK — Unknown

Killed in aircraft accident 1,514 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
29732 Chinery Bruce Charles B C Lieutenant 40 Squadron SADF 1983-07-12
3697 Chiazzari Keith Bartram K B Pilot Officer Royal Air Force UK 1939-09-14
3669 Cheesman John Everard Durand J E D Air Corporal 21 Squadron UDF 1944-09-09
3660 Chater Thomas George Gibbon T G G Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 55 Squadron (RAF) UK 1941-11-12
3631 Chapman Patrick James P J Second Lieutenant 14 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1942-04-18
3637 Chapman William James W J Air Mechanic 12 Squadron UDF 1944-04-07
3617 Chaplin Norman Frederick N F Air Mechanic 12 Squadron UDF 1941-11-15
3586 Chambers Neville Anthony N A Second Lieutenant 41 Air School UDF 1942-12-14
29719 Chamberlain Johannes J Air Mechanic 35 Squadron SADF 1963-08-08
3523 Cathrine John Didcott J D Lieutenant 43 Air School UDF 1942-06-16
3522 Catherine Leslie Fitzherbert Hinton L F H Lieutenant 16 Squadron UDF 1944-12-26
3512 Castle Charles John C J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 72 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1942-06-30
3508 Casson William Harry W H Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 102 Squadron (RAF) UK 1942-12-12
3502 Cash Louis L Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) RAF Aqir UDF 1943-11-28
3493 Case Leslie Donovan L D Air Corporal 68 Air School UDF 1947-04-17
29704 Carter Raymond Hall R H Major 27 Squadron SADF 1976-05-06
39030 Carter Gary Ronald G R Flight Sergeant 7 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force Rhodesian Air Force RSF 1979-09-26
3457 Carstens Willem Johannes Tobias W J T Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 70 Operational Training Unit UDF 1945-02-09
3432 Carr Richard Saxon R S Lieutenant 7 Squadron UDF 1942-07-15
3433 Carr Robert Walter Frederick R W F Pupil Pilot 25 Air School UDF 1942-11-05
3411 Caro John Leonard J L Lieutenant 614 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1944-08-14
3376 Carlisle Denis Henry Benedict D H B Lieutenant South African Navy (Corps) H.M.S. Daedalus UDF 1942-06-07
3372 Carine Victor Laurence V L Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 266 Squadron UK 1941-08-31
3352 Carbarns Alexander A Flight Sergeant 21 Squadron UDF 1943-07-08
3349 Capstick-Dale Stanley Hall Elphinstone S H E Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1944-07-24
3290 Campbell Athol Urban Marshall A U M Lieutenant 39 (R.A.F.) Squadron UDF 1941-05-08
3306 Campbell David Norman D N Lieutenant 26 Squadron UDF 1943-11-07
3320 Campbell Norman Cecil Sanderson N C S Lieutenant Royal Air Force No. 12 Group (58th Training Squadron) UK 1918-08-19
3269 Cameron John J Lieutenant 62 Air School UDF 1943-03-02
3236 Calder Jackson Graham J G Air Pupil 21 Air School UDF 1942-03-10
3222 Caine Kevin Patrick K P Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 75 Operational Training Unit RAF UDF 1943-08-14
3196 Byerley Christian Sherley William C S W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1944-07-28
3194 Byas Harry Hargreaves H H Lieutenant 27 Air School UDF 1943-02-09
3130 Bussell Gordon Frederick G F Sergeant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1945-07-11
29661 Busfield Paul Elliott P E Flying Officer Royal Air Force RAF Cottesmore UK 1964-10-07
29658 Burnet Thomas Somerville T S Transvaal Police 85 Combat Flying School 1913-01-28
3066 Burnard James Fry Leslie J F L Lieutenant 11 Squadron UDF 1945-02-17
29657 Burmeister Brett B Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 85 Combat Flying School SANDF 2002-04-26
3039 Burgess Norman Frank N F Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1945-05-25
3021 Burger Petrus Andries P A Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1947-04-17
29644 Burger Dawid Petrus D P Second Lieutenant 15 Squadron SADF 1977-10-20
29646 Burger Hendrik Jacobus H J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) Central Flying School SADF 1962-10-29
29648 Burger Johannes Daniel J D Second Lieutenant 6 Squadron SADF 1972-01-10
29641 Burd Neville Dudley N D Lieutenant 28 Squadron UDF 1950-03-18
2948 Buckley David Greville Litt D G L Pilot Officer Royal Air Force UK 1941-07-11
2937 Buckeridge Guy Dennis G D Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 51st Squadron UK 1917-08-22
2922 Buch Isodore Lionel I L Air Corporal 23 Squadron UDF 1942-11-27
2915 Brydone John Robert J R Lieutenant 7 Squadron UDF 1944-11-12
2848 Browne Cecil Edmond C E Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK 1941-08-11
2855 Browne Richard William R W Flying Officer Royal Air Force UK 1943-09-07