Identity
Person No.
31335
Service No.
P1/40567
Last Name
First Name
Tertius
Initials
T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in North American F-51 Mustang #333. 2Lt T. Liebenberg, a new pilot in the squadron, was about to undertake his first mission from K-10. Take off time was approximately 07H00 and 2Lt Liebenberg, in the No.4 position, was the last to take off. As his aircraft gathered speed it started veering to the left, off the runway in the direction of the control tower. It struck a ditch, wiping the undercarriage off, and collided with a parked American aircraft, bursting into flames as it did so. He died in the resulting fire
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. H. C. Liebenberg, of the Hill, Johannesburg. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Citation
Awarded for a non-combat or non-operational act of bravery on 12 September 1990 while serving with 82 Mechanised Brigade
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project