Donaldson, Ian Hylton

Identity

Person No.

39250

Service No.

4319

Last Name

Donaldson 13

First Name

Ian Hylton

Initials

I H

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1954 (±1 yr) 315

Age at Death

23

Military Service

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Regiment

Rhodesian Air Force 78

Unit

5 Sqdn. 81

Secondary Unit

Army

Death Record

Date of Death

12 January 1977 110

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, whilst flying a Canberra B2 R2512 in Mozambique when hit by ground fire from Malvernia during Op Manyatela

Grave Reference

Cremated 1

Location

Country

Mozambique 116

Locality

Harare (Salisbury) 1,462

Cemetery

BODY NOT RECOVERED 9

Additional Information

Notes

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

Citation

Awarded for 15 November 1976 in the battle of "Hill 31" in the Honde Valley against a gang of 40 terrorists of which 32 were accounted for

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39250

Donaldson, Ian Hylton (I H)