Name: |
VAN DER WESTHUIZEN |
Given Name: |
JACOBUS FRANCOIS |
Initials: |
J F |
Service No: |
15082V |
Rank: |
CaptainOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
142 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-08-08Other Casualties on this
Date |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, Wellington X LP233, forty-seven Wellingtons, nineteen Liberators, and eight Halifaxes were despatched to attack the airfield at Szombatheley. All the aircraft identified the target without difficulty in excellent illumination, and numerous sticks of bombs were seen to cover the landing ground. Direct hits followed by fires were claimed on a hangar, and other fires were started in the north-eastern dispersal area and on the landing ground. Photo reconnaissance confirmed these claims, showing the landing ground completely unserviceable due to cratering, and damaged hangars. Four aircraft failed to return. Claimed by Oblt (Rolf E.) Thun - 9./NJG 6 |
Additional
Information: |
Son of Jacobus Francois and Dorothy Grace van der Westhuizen, of Pretoria. Born Wellington. A bank official. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2022-07-28
