Identity
Person No.
6646
Service No.
206635
Last Name
First Name
Cornelius
Initials
C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, missing, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #AG842. Hit by flak and then attacked by Bf-109 & C.202 when attacking Ju-52/3m on airfield. Last seen 15 km southeast of Bir Dufan # 2 L.G under control. Smoke was coming from the engine and the starboard engine had stopped. Possibly shot down by Major Muncheberg who claimed a Baltimore on this day for his 123rd kill
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 278.
Notes
Son of Johanna Magritha Isobella Droste
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "21 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
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