Roy Hesketh
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Roy Hesketh | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1915 |
| Died | 19 September, 1944 |
| Occupations | Engineer, Racing driver, Racing automobile driver |
Lieutenant Roy O. Hesketh[1] (1915 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa – 19 September 1944 above Great Bitter Lake, Egypt) was a South African racing driver and South African Air Force pilot.[2]
Lieutenant Roy Hesketh died in Egypt in an aircraft collision in the Second World War near Al Alamein while acting as a flying instructor.[3] The Roy Hesketh Circuit in Pietermaritzburg was named after him.[4][5]
He was buried at the Fayid War Cemetery in Fayid, Egypt.[6]
References
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- ^ Vive le Roy! – Roy Hesketh, www.djrun.co.za
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- ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission
External links
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- Sportspeople from Pietermaritzburg
- South African Air Force personnel of World War II
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- South African racing drivers
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1944
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