Identity
Person No.
4174
Service No.
542665V
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
C J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Mustang IIIb FB275, left 1330 on armed recce of Ravenna-Padova-Vicenza area, left wing struck tree while strafing truck, crashed 13 kms south of Vicenza 1430
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Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
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Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Coetzer, of Melville, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "5 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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