Name: |
AUSTIN |
Given Name: |
HARRY |
Initials: |
H |
Service No: |
810117 |
Rank: |
Sergeant (Air Gnr.)Other Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Unit: |
31 (S.A.A.F.) Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-10-12Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Death 2: |
1944-10-13 |
Age: |
24 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, Liberator B.VI KG999, 8 crew (1 RAF and 5 RAFVR), took off from Celone, Italy, for Partisan supply drop in Northern Italy, north of Turin at night in poor weather. The weather conditions were very poor with 10/10 cloud cover and the aircraft crashed into the mountains above Ala di Stura. At the time of the crash there was no reported flak or air opposition |
Additional Information: |
ref. South African Roll of Honour 1939-1945 |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2020-12-20