Identity
Person No.
31978
Service No.
P1/22053
Last Name
First Name
Francesco Antonio
Initials
F A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in North American F-51 Mustang #351. Lt F.A. Montanari was leader of a flight of four Mustangs conducting an armed reconnaissance from Inchon to Majon-ni. While flying above cloud, he informed his flight that he was going below to have a closer look at a road. While flying down the side of a hill at 2000 feet, his aircraft was hit by flak, and immediately began streaming glycol coolant as he climbed again to 3000 feet. He flicked into a slight spin, recovered briefly and attempted to crash-land in a shallow riverbed, but his aircraft disintegrated on impact
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