▁pilot ▁following ▁extensive ▁training ▁in ▁Rh odes ia . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁training ▁in ▁Rh odes ia , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁India ▁as ▁a ▁B len heim ▁bom ber ▁pilot . ▁ ▁Death ▁Reg an ▁was ▁killed ▁when ▁his ▁plane ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁over ▁British ▁Bur ma ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Pil oting ▁a ▁Br istol ▁B len heim ▁cre wed ▁by ▁himself ▁and ▁Serge ants ▁Gordon ▁Row an ▁and ▁Mer ville ▁Smith , ▁Reg an ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁six - air craft ▁aer ial ▁ra id ▁on ▁Ram ree . ▁During ▁the ▁ra id , ▁Reg an ' s ▁B len heim ▁took ▁heavy ▁fla k , ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁emit ▁black ▁smoke . ▁The ▁B len heim ▁proceeded ▁to ▁catch ▁fire , ▁break ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁plan es , ▁and ▁crash ▁into ▁a ▁hill side , ▁expl oding ▁the ▁plane ▁and ▁killing ▁Reg an , ▁Row an , ▁and ▁Smith ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁no ▁known ▁grave , ▁and ▁is ▁comm emor ated ▁at ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Memorial ▁at ▁the ▁K ran ji ▁War ▁Memorial ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Victor ian ▁Football ▁League ▁players ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁active ▁service ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Hol mes by , ▁Russell ▁and ▁Main , ▁Jim ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁The ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁A FL ▁Football ers . ▁ 7 th ▁ed . ▁Melbourne : ▁Bas ▁Publishing . ▁ ▁Main , ▁J . ▁& ▁Allen