Identity
Person No.
7285
Service No.
98409
Last Name
First Name
Cecil Victor
Initials
C V
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
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
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Judith Flusk, of Durban.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project