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Identity
Person No.
39030
Service No.
6479
Last Name
Carter 27
First Name
Gary Ronald
Initials
G R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1953 (±1 yr) 313
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
Rhodesian Air Force 78
Unit
7 Sqdn. 75
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
26 September 1979 116
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,519
Died in Aircraft Accident, in Alouette III # R5705 which struck power lines near Lake Alexander during Operation Thrasher. They were flying as decoys during an assault on Chimoio base in Mocambique
Grave Reference
Cremated 9
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Bulawayo 647
Cemetery
BULAWAYO (WEST PARK) CREMATORIUM 24
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt. Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.

Citation

***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39030