Identity
Person No.
31297
Service No.
P1/40756
Last Name
First Name
Jack Norman
Initials
J N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in North American F-51 Mustang #362. Capt Leathers, with 2Lt J.N. Lellyet as his No.2, was leading four aircraft on a training flight, a simulated interdiction strike on a rail bridge over a river. They arrived over the designated area at 10500 feet, and commenced their attacks in echelon port formation. Shortly after pulling out of his dive at 3000 feet, Capt Leathers looked back and saw an explosion short of the target and a half mile to starboard. The No.3 then reported over the radio that "No.2 has gone in.". No.3 and No.4 aircraft proceeded to orbit the crash site while Capt Leathers flew back to K-10 to report the accident, as he was unable to radio them. Lt Lellyet's body was recovered
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