Identity
Person No.
5989
Service No.
102340
Last Name
First Name
Charles Francis
Initials
C F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, hit AL783 on take-off, Bir el Baheira, in Douglas Boston Mk III #AL720
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Notes
Son of John B. and Beatrice L. Drake; husband of Dorothea Gertrude Drake, of Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa. A.R.I.B.A.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "12 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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