Identity
Person No.
29499
Old ROH no.
113
Service No.
T/11153
Last Name
First Name
Hermanus Lambertus
Initials
H L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, struck the ground and disintegrated near Dunnottar while carrying out unauthorised low-level aerobatics, in AT-6 Harvard #7161
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Mechanic
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
CFS Dunnottar 10
Formerly
Central Flying School
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Mr. H. L. Booysen, of Potgietersrus. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Jun 2024: T/11153 Air Mechanic (Passenger) Hermanus Lambertus Booysen, Central Flying School Dunnottar, killed instantly in AT-6 Harvard serial 7161 with Gaylard B.E. PN 30465, unauthorised low-level aerobatics near Dunnottar, age 18. Unit was Central Flying School — set to CFS Dunnottar. Unauthorised aerobatics filled. Unit2 was Army — set to Air Force.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Jun 2024: T/11153 Air Mechanic (Passenger) Hermanus Lambertus Booysen, Central Flying School Dunnottar, killed instantly in AT-6 Harvard serial 7161 with Gaylard B.E. PN 30465, unauthorised low-level aerobatics near Dunnottar, age 18. Unit was Central Flying School — set to CFS Dunnottar. Unauthorised aerobatics filled. Unit2 was Army — set to Air Force.
- 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 3 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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