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Roy Hesketh
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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
[edit]- ^ Hesketh. "Roy Hesketh 1915 - 1944" (PDF). Roy Hesketh Circuit Heritage. Nigel Owen.
- ^ Vive le Roy! – Roy Hesketh, www.djrun.co.za
- ^ "Roy Hesketh". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Roy Hesketh the Racing Drivers Story". Roy Hesketh Circuit.
- ^ Quarry Curve and Henry's Knee, Natal Witness 26 November 1997
- ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission
External links
[edit]- http://www.djrun.co.za/Roy_Hesketh.html Vive le Roy! – Roy Hesketh
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