Identity
Person No.
29310
Service No.
P1/19322
Last Name
First Name
Wessel Jacobus Johannes
Initials
W J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in North American F-51 Mustang #317. Capt W.J.J. Badenhorst, together with Lt Paterson and 2Lt Ansell, were conducting an armed reconnaissance north of Sinanju, Lt Richter of their patrol having already turned back due to engine trouble. The three remaining Mustangs were descending towards the bridge over the Chon-Chongang River, when they were fired on suddenly by what appeared to be a 20 mm flak battery. Capt Badenhorst began to warn his flight, but stopped in mid-sentence, after which his Mustang was seen to climb, then dive out of control into Sinanju, where it crashed and burst into flames
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. F. H. Badenhorst, of Ngome, Natal. Husband of Mrs. Maria Elisabeth Badenhorst, of Unified, Florida, Transvaal. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Citation
AFC LG Sup 13 June 1946 pg. 2834
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project