Identity
Person No.
29602
Old ROH no.
158
Service No.
73423147PK
Last Name
First Name
Colin
Initials
C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, giving flying instruction to a newly qualified pilot in Potchefstroom., in Atlas C-4M Kudu
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mr. H. Brits. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "09 11 82" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (73423147PK) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1982-11-08). Not overwritten, flagged for reference.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "41 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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Lys van Weermaglede wat aan diens gesterf het (SADF deaths, pantser.cmvo.org.za)
open source ↗
SADF deaths PDF cross-check, 25 Aug 2026 -- date discrepancy noted
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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 11 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Colin was on the same pupil pilots course as me. He was a mischevious fellow. He was due to leave the SAAF at the end of the year and would probably have become an airline pilot. He was killed while giving flying instruction, in a Kudu, to a newly qualified pilot in Potchefstroom.
Dedications 1
SOrely missed by all who knew him!