Identity
Person No.
27487
Service No.
329043V
Last Name
First Name
Coen Brits
Initials
C B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
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
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Hendrik J. and Margaretha J. M. Vorster, of Pretoria, Transaval, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project