Africa
East Africa: Major-General Dan Pienaar, GOC South African Division in Libya and leader of victorious South African troops during East African Campaign, killed while flying home – his aircraft crashing in Lake Victoria; aged 49.
East Africa: Major-General Dan Pienaar, GOC South African Division in Libya and leader of victorious South African troops during East African Campaign, killed while flying home – his aircraft crashing in Lake Victoria; aged 49.