Roy Hesketh
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Lieutenant Roy O. Hesketh (born 1915 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; died 19 September 1944, above Great Bitter Lake, Egypt) was a South African racing driver and South African Air Force pilot.[1]
Lieutenant Roy Hesketh died in Egypt in an aircraft collision in the Second World War. The Roy Hesketh Circuit in Pietermaritzburg was named after him.[2][3]
He was buried at the Fayid War Cemetery in Fayid, Egypt.[4]
References
- ↑ Vive le Roy! – Roy Hesketh, www.djrun.co.za
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Quarry Curve and Henry's Knee, Natal Witness 26 November 1997
- ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission
External links
- http://www.djrun.co.za/Roy_Hesketh.html Vive le Roy! – Roy Hesketh
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