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Identity
Person No.
3066
Service No.
542821V
Last Name
First Name
James Fry Leslie
Initials
J F L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, caught fire evading USAAF P-47s passing through landing pattern, in Curtis P-40D Kittyhawk Mk IV #FX738
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Notes

Son of Percy and Addy Burnard, of Cape Town, South Africa; husband of Anna Johanna Burnard.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "11 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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