Identity
Person No.
19111
Service No.
328728V
Last Name
First Name
Albert De Wet
Initials
A D W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
On the night of April 21, 1944 the Wellington LN385, belonging to 150 Squadron of the RAF base at Amendola in Puglia, on a bombing run to Porto Santo Stefano in Tuscany. On his return from the operation, near the coast of Salerno, the bomber had to undergo an air strike. At 23:23 the report states that a request was heard coming from the plane of MD-Q LN385. It was heard again weakly at 01:06 on April 22, after which radio contact was lost
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Locality
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Notes
Son of Brigadier-General A. H. M. Nussey and Bridget Nussey, of Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa. See also http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/raf1944/3/nusseyadw.html?hl=de&q=south+africa
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "150 (R.A.F.) Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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