Identity
Person No.
7731
Service No.
117176
Last Name
First Name
Eric Vickers
Initials
E V
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
Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt
Military Service
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Locality
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Notes
Son of Wilhelm and Gladys Frykberg; husband of Ruth A. Frykberg, of Cape Town.
Citations
LG Sup 16 April 1942 - "In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East during the period of July, 1941 to October, 1941"
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