Identity
Person No.
12407
Service No.
337535V
Last Name
First Name
Carel Rudolf
Initials
C R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (4 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter during a pamphlet dropping (Nickeling) mission in the Budapest area, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KH102
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class I
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Carel R. Kleynhans and Johanna S. Kleynhans, of Kroonstad, Orange Free State.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Unknown
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