Identity
Person No.
40400
Service No.
67280305PM
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Jacobus
Initials
J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Rank
Captain (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit
Secondary Unit
Support Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
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
Location
Country
Locality
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
LG Sup 2 June 1962 - "Her Majesty
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project