Identity
Person No.
12682
Service No.
329217V
Last Name
First Name
Michiel Coenraad Frederick Du Plooy
Initials
M C F D P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF & 3 RAFVR), during Partisan supply drop in Northern Italy, crashed into mountain at Valprato Soana at night in poor weather, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG875
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Johannes and Aletta Kruger; husband of Rachel Margaritha Kruger, of Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa.
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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