Identity
Person No.
20251
Service No.
20553
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Hendrik
Initials
J H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of exposure, one of three aircraft that took off on a familiarization and practice mission, never to return. Engine cut, lost height and crash landed near Kufra (Kufra disaster), in Bleinheim Mk IV aircraft #TT2252
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of David Strauss Pienaar and Maria Magdalena Pienaar, of Petrusville, Cape Province, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "15 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Unknown
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