Identity
Person No.
13760
Service No.
103226V
Last Name
First Name
Richard Francis
Initials
R F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, shot down by Bf109s 10 miles North of Agedabia, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB. Possibly shot down by Günther Steinhausen, who was credited with 40 victories, NE Agedabia
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 267.
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of the Revd. Richard W. Loffhagen and Caroline H. Loffhagen, of Malmesbury Rectory, Cape Province, South Africa. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "2 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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