Person Information
[Botha, M.C., 2Lt]
Details of the Person
Person
Number		 2152
Surname Botha  (138) Initals M.C. Views 601
Date 1953-08-28 (1) Date of Birth 1929-08-18 Corps SAAF
Year 1953 (1) Place In the sea - West of K55
Full Names Michael Coenraad Military
Number		 P1/40815 Death Age 24 (24)
Cause Detail
Cemetery Grave
War KOREA Korea
Unit 2Sqn (37)
2 Squadron, SAAF
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Rank 2Lt (325)
Description 2nd Lieutenant
Address LT, Lieutenant
Awards

Awards Unknown

I have no information on what awards (if any) this person received.

Please email any information you have on the awards of this person to John Dovey (john@justdone.co.za)

Dedications

No Dedication

No dedications have been posted for this person as yet.
Please post a dedication for this person by clicking on the "Add Dedication" button.

Stories
List of Stories
Story
Major S. Wells led four Sabres on a naval affiliation exercise with HMS Ocean, off the west coast opposite K-55. After pulling out from his mock attack, 2Lt M.C. Botha reported that both his alternate and emergency system controls were locked, and the pressure on his alternate system gauge was reading zero. Major Wells advised him to watch his normal system and to head for the coast and bale out if necessary. 2Lt Botha ejected over land at 18,000 feet, but was then blown out to sea, his parachute being seen approximately two miles offshore. He was never found, despite an intensive search conducted over two days, and is believed to have drowned or been overcome by the mud in the shallow water close to shore.
Added By Email Address Date Added Gravatar
2001-07-02 22:45:02 Gravatar Image
Images
No Images Found
No one has added any Images for this person as yet. If you have photos of the grave, memorial or person then please email them to John or Upload them yourself
QR Code