Service Details
Name:
 NORTJE
Given Name:
 CORNELIUS DANIEL STEPHANUS
Initials:
 C D S
Service No:
 P/8095
Trade:
 Radio Op.
Rank:
 Corporal
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Date of Death:
 1947-06-26
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Date of Birth:
 1924-10-09
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Mosquito DH98 #4801, crashed near the Delmas Road after taking off from Waterkloof AFB. Reports indicate that both wings broke off in flight, but there was no evidence of glue failure. It was thought that the maximum weight was exceeded and some aerobatic maneuvers were to blame
Additional
Information:
Son of Corporal Hermanus Francois and Magaretha Louisa Isabella Nortje, of P.O. Robertson, Cape Province. Husband of Hester Jacoba Nortje, of Pretoria. Born Victoria West, Cape Province. A radio operator.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 UNKNOWN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Reportedly buried at Old No1 Cemetery, Voortrekkerhoogte.

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