Identity
Person No.
29431
Old ROH no.
88
Service No.
05533781PM
Last Name
First Name
Don
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, near Sheepmoor around the border of Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa, in Super Frelon #303
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1977 Air Force. Left column. 1st name from the top (Bezuidenhout D.)
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Husband of Mrs. G. Bezuidenhout. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1977 SAA (Kruger–Maquinda, Walker–Wilters) to 1978 SAA (Amorim–Cassamano, Hunter–Mandunga)". 1977 Air Force. Left column. 1st name from the top (Bezuidenhout D.).
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.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 9 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Died 20/10/1977 near Sheepmoor. He was in 15 squad He died flying a super frelon accident He was 31 years old Unknown
Dedications
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