Identity
Person No.
33910
Service No.
59481
Last Name
First Name
Peter Cyrill
Initials
P C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, EE Canberra B.2 WD981, as the aircraft returned to RAF Bassingbourn at approximately 1,000 feet, the aircraft canopy blew off near the village of Melbourne, but the aircraft continued straight ahead. Having climbed to about 4,500 feet the tail was seen to rise sharply and the nose drop with the aircraft diving into the ground 1/2 mile West of Six Mile Bottom, Little Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, killing all three crew
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Additional Information
Notes
Of Queenstown, Cape, South Africa
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project