Identity
Person No.
49923
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
R W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,811
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Liberator B.VI KG999, 8 crew (1 RAF and 5 RAFVR), took off from Celone, Italy, for Partisan supply drop in Northern Italy, north of Turin at night in poor weather. The weather conditions were very poor with 10/10 cloud cover and the aircraft crashed into the mountains above Ala di Stura. At the time of the crash there was no reported flak or air opposition
Military Service
Location
Memorial
Memorial
Location
SAAF Memorial, AFB Swartkop, Pretoria, South Africa
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
KG999
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
16 Oct 2026: NEW RECORD. Alpine 44 Commemoration crew-roll photo: "Johnson R.W., 21, P/O, RAF, England". SAWGP CHECKED, NOT FOUND for this incident (an unrelated Royal Natal Carbineers Johnson, d. 14 Oct 1944, is on file).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Alpine 44 Club / Ad Astra Magazine (SAAF)
Alpine 44 Commemoration crew-roll photo and article, Ad Astra Magazine (Cpl Khensane Cheriz Nkuna), posted to Facebook; service held Air Force Memorial Swartkop, 11 Oct 2026
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