Identity
Person No.
1916
Service No.
312537V
Last Name
First Name
Charles J
Initials
C J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, night flying in bad weather crashed at Darling, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6457
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Notes
Son of Francis J. Blanckenberg and Daisy F. Blanckenberg, of Pietermaritzburg.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "27 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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