Identity
Person No.
7956
Service No.
206121V
Last Name
First Name
Howard Albert
Initials
H A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, while carrying out night flying training at Derna. While attempting a forced landing, his Hurricane II C, Serial KW931, appeared to stall, rolled over and nose dived into the ground on the Derna Airfield in Libya
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Locality
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Notes
Son of George A. and Elsie L. Geater, of Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "3 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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