Name: |
DE WET |
Given Name: |
JOHAN LOUIS VENTER |
Initials: |
J L V |
Service No: |
102660 |
Rank: |
MajorOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
15 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1942-05-04Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
24 |
Cause of Death: |
Died of exposure, one of three aircraft that took off on a familiarization and practice mission, never to return. Crashed in bad visibility about 150 miles E of Kufra (Kufra disaster), in Bleinheim Mk IV aircraft #Z7513 |
Decorations: |
Mentioned in Despatches |
Citations: |
LG Sup 24 September 1941 pg. 5573 |
Additional Information: |
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. de Wet; husband of Liberty de Wet, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2015-11-18