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Identity
Person No.
40500
Service No.
6110
Last Name
Underwood 4
First Name
John Stephen
Initials
J S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1951 (±1 yr) 254
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
02 September 1977 114
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Died in Military Aircraft Accident 1
Died in Military Aircraft Accident, in Lynx F337 #R3042 which flew into the ground 20 miles south of Umtali during a cross border raid, as a result of target fixation by the pilot
Military Service
Rank
Tech / Sergeant
Regiment
4 Squadron (RSF) 10
Unit
Rhodesian Air Force insignia Rhodesian Air Force 80
Formerly Royal Rhodesian Air Force (1970)
Secondary Unit
Lynx R3042
Defence Force
RSF 2,789
Rhodesian Security Forces
Location
Country
South Africa 23,859
Locality
Eastern Cape 971
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,272
Grave Reference
NARROWVALE AREA CEMETERY 10
Memorial
Memorial
All Rhodesian Aircrew Memorial
Location
Ste. Marguerite des Loges, Normandy, France
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Part of
Rhodesian Security Forces
Notes

Born July 1951. ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt. ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Rhodesian Air Force Operations Roll of Honour: KIA — Lynx with 'Doop' du Plessis [Lynx R3042 (ASR 722)].

Research notes

Geldenhuys, Prop. Rhodesian War Casualties. 3rd printing. JustDone / Lulu, 2009 (Rhodesia: Roll of Honour).
Geldenhuys, Prop. Rhodesian Air Force Operations with Air Strike Log. Just Done Productions / Lulu, 2007 (ISBN 978-1-920169-61-9).
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "4 Squadron (RSF)" (the specific squadron) moved to Regiment; "Rhodesian Air Force" (the force-wide designation) moved to Unit, per John's decision.

Citations

***Submitted for War Grave Status to CWGC, awaiting acceptance

External References
Stories 1
by Prop Geldenhuys (Air Force Operations Roll of Honour) on 26 August 2026
Rhodesian Air Force Operations — Roll of Honour

KIA. Lynx with 'Doop' du Plessis Aircraft/serial: Lynx R3042 (ASR 722). Listed in Prop Geldenhuys, Rhodesian Air Force Operations with Air Strike Log (2007), Roll of Honour.
Dedications

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