Identity
Person No.
39227
Service No.
5395
Last Name
First Name
Peter John
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Aircraft Accident, in Alouette III #R5077 North of Gwelo. Crashed while flying between New Sarum and Thornhill in bad weather
Military Service
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
INTAF
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
Notes
ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt. Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Research notes
Geldenhuys, Prop. Rhodesian War Casualties. 3rd printing. JustDone / Lulu, 2009 (Rhodesia: Roll of Honour).
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "7 Squadron (RSF)" (the specific squadron) moved to Regiment; "Rhodesian Air Force" (the force-wide designation) moved to Unit, per John's decision.
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