Identity
Person No.
31784
Service No.
P1/40172
Last Name
First Name
John
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in North American F-51 Mustang #383. Capt Nortje and Lt J. Moir were briefed to conduct a bomb line patrol. Arriving over Chorwon at 10000 feet, they flew between Chorwon and Kumwa, to a position just north of the Hwachon reservoir. Here they spotted a light aircraft, which they approached. Capt Nortje identified it as a L-19 of the Republic of Korea Air Force. They then sighted another unidentified aircraft, which turned out to be a US Navy spotter aircraft. Lt Moir turned onto the tail of another aircraft, in an attempt to identify this. It was in fact a US Navy Skyraider, and unfortunately the other members of the Skyraider's flight, unable to identify him clearly as friendly, assumed his intentions to be hostile and Lt Moir was attacked and shot down by another of the Skyraiders
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
ref. 85 years of SAAF
Citation
DSO LG 31 October 1902 - "S C MacFarlane, Lieutenant, South Australian Contingent. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". MID LG 1 August 1901 with the 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen - "For exhibiting conspicuous gallantry and fearless leading of their men"
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project