Identity
Person No.
28739
Service No.
142628
Last Name
First Name
Willem Jacobus
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, at Wynfield, Cape Town, crashed on take off, cockpit hatch open, hit ground roller and hut in Martin Maryland #1679
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unknown
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Woensdregt. 85 years of SAAF has him as 31 Flt. On Hermanus War Memorial
Research notes
Colyn Brookes, Mibisa: Volume One – Western Cape (Lulu, 2013, ISBN 9781447682523): Hermanus Cemetery.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "16 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
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