In Memory Of

DE WIT, CONSTANT DANIEL

Service Details
Age:
 26
Date of Birth:
 1949-02-21
Service No:
 65654006PE
Rank:
 Captain
Unit:
 19 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1976-01-04
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Aerospatiale SA3330 Puma C #122, shot down by own AAA. The OC 2 Mil Area, scheduled a visit to Battlegroup Chicken, near Mussende, Angola. Unfortunately the Puma was painted green, similar to the colour of the enemy planes and flew off course over an AA battery that had not been informed of the flight. Thinking the enemy were attacking, the AA shot the chopper down
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 GERMISTON (PRIMROSE) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Mrs. L. A. de Wit, of Weirda Park. ref. 85 years of SAAF