Name: |
KLEYNHANS |
Given Name: |
CAREL RUDOLF |
Initials: |
C R |
Service No: |
337535V |
Trade: |
W.Op./Air Gnr. |
Rank: |
Warrant Officer Class IOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
31 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-09-22Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
24 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, 8 crew (4 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter during a pamphlet dropping (Nickeling) mission in the Budapest area, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KH102 |
Additional Information: |
Son of Carel R. Kleynhans and Johanna S. Kleynhans, of Kroonstad, Orange Free State. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2020-12-16