Kavanagh, Errol Martin

Date of Birth	1944-07-02
Date of Death	1993-03-13
Age	48
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, South Australia, Millicent
Cause of Death	Civilian Air Crash

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1962-10-29
Rank	Commander
Rate	Pilot
Official Number	O2094
Discharged Date	1987-11
Discharge Type	Post 1970
Service Period	1962-1987
Active Service (War service)	Vietnam
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Hall Cemetery
Cemetery Address	Hall, ACT

Notes

Was flying a MiG-15 Jet when it crashed in Canberra killing him and his passenger. There is a playing field in Canberra named in his honour.

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veteran Affairs The Canberra Times (ACT:1926-1995) Wed 17 Mar 1993 Page 1 First clues in three-month Narrabundah crash probe The Canberra Times (ACT:1926-1995) Sat 20 Mar 1993 Page 10 Crashed jet's pilot a hero

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