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Identity
Person No.
40193
Service No.
4299
Last Name
Peinke 1
First Name
Kevin Leslie
Initials
K L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1954 (±1 yr) 315
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Regiment
Rhodesian Air Force 78
Unit
5 Sqdn. 81
Secondary Unit
Regimental Band, HQ Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
03 October 1979 87
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, by ground fire, in Canberra B2 #R5203 near Chimoi, Mozambique, during Operation Miracle. The crash site was located and marked in 2007
Grave Reference
Location of crash site S18 30 19.5 E33 00 16.3 1
Location
Country
Mozambique 116
Locality
Bulawayo 647
Cemetery
BODY NOT RECOVERED 9
Additional Information
Notes

Crash site identified by Bob Manser in 2007. 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.

Citation

***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #40193