Identity
Person No.
31160
Service No.
328524
Last Name
First Name
George Hutton
Initials
G H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in North American F-51 Mustang #345. Lt G.H. Krohn was a member of a flight tasked with rail interdiction. On take off, Lt Krohn aborted due to a fault with his radiator, and was delayed 10 minutes, the rest of his flight continuing without him. After his radiator had been repaired, he took off alone, in an attempt to catch up with his flight. He was seen by two USAF flights, and Lt Krohn reported that he was making his attack with a USAF flight. They reported seeing his bombs explode, and the last American pilot off the target reported seeing a lone 'Cheetah' Mustang heading south. He failed to return, and was not heard of again
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
ref. 85 years of SAAF
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project