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Identity
Person No.
4718
Service No.
206685V
Last Name
Crosby 2
First Name
Nicholas Frederick
Initials
N F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1920 (±1 yr) 678
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
09 January 1945 82
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,517
Killed in aircraft accident, engine failure on take off, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6439
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
23 Squadron 24
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,862
Locality
Western Cape 2,137
Cemetery
CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CEMETERY 889
Grave Reference
Mil. Allotment. Coll. Grave 96916B/C. 2
Coordinates
-33.91592, 18.52805 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Disbanded air and training squadrons
Notes

Son of Alfred J. and Florence Crosby, of Germiston, Transvaal.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "23 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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