Bloemfontein, South Africa
Malta Memorial, Malta
Wellington Mk III LN-384 HL-R
Aircraft took off on a fuel dropping and practice bombing exercise. It was seen to climb normally about 1000 feet. It then went into a left hand turn which became steeper and steeper. It lost height rapidly in the turn and struck the sea, bursting into flames on impact.
Vav Zyl, Derrick Errol (Air Mechanic)
Killed in Flying Accident 1943-December-02
Birth Date: 1922
Born: Bloemfontein, South Africa
Parents: Frederick Jacobus van Zyl
Spouse:
Home: Bloemfontein, South Africa
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
SAAF
Unit
26 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Base
RAF Takoradi, Ghana
Rank
Air Mechanic
Position
Service Numbers
207554V
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)