Identity
Person No.
24987
Service No.
105925
Last Name
First Name
Frederick
Initials
F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt
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Awards
United Kingdom
DSO LG Sup 31 December 1942 - "For gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East" | Son of Charles P. Theron and Georgina C. Theron,
Notes
Son of Charles P. Theron and Georgina C. Theron, of Pretoria. On Jeppe High School for Boys Roll of Honour
Citations
DSO LG Sup 31 December 1942 - "For gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East"
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