KOETSVELD, Norman Henry
Service Number: | 12517 |
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Enlisted: | 20 December 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 142 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 August 1914 |
Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Salesman |
Died: | Accidental (air crash), Italy, 4 March 1944, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Bari War Cemetery XV. D. 37., Bari War Cemetery, Bari, Apulia, Italy |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
20 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 12517, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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20 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 12517 | |
24 Feb 1944: | Wounded Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 12517, No. 142 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Pilot, Wellington bomber HF537, crashed in heavy fog near Castelnuovo, Italy, preparing to land, returning from bombing mission over Austria on 24/2/1944. Died on 4/3/1944 from injuries sustained. | |
4 Mar 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 12517, No. 142 Squadron (RAF) | |
Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 12517 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graeme Koetsveld
Wellington bomber HF537 crashed in heavy fog near Castelnuovo, Italy, while preparing to land after returning from a bombing mission over Austria on 24 Fedb 1944.
Norman died on 04 Mar 1944 from the injuries sustained.
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Vernon Temple Rutter 418182 / Flight Sergeant Godfrey Denzil Vaughan Howard 427327 / Flying Officer Norman Henry Koetsveld 12517 were killed in the loss of Wellington X HF537 of Number 142 Squadron (RAF) at Castel Nuovo, Italy