Identity
Person No.
12471
Service No.
202901
Last Name
First Name
Arthur Desmond
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Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, 2 crew and 5 pax (2 South African, 3 British) crashed on take-off on ferry flight from Nairobi, in Lockheed 14 #L.3
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Locality
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Unit History
Notes
Son of Robert C. Knox-Perkins and Alice E. Knox-Perkins; husband of Doreen E. Knox-Perkins, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "50 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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