Identity
Person No.
33676
Service No.
P1/40566
Last Name
First Name
Christiaan Hattingh
Initials
C H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed into sea off Toothrock Range, near Saldanha, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXE #5534. Aircraft pulled out very low after a rocket attack then dived steeply into the sea
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. J. O. Venter, of Pinelands. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Citation
He distinguished himself as part of Bravo Group during Op Savannah
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project