Identity
Person No.
29751
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Petrus Jacobus
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6528, crashed Port Elizabeth airport
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Candidate Officer
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 85918027BG cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "CLAASEN, PIETER GERRIT" (RFN, Sterf 09 11 87), matching PersonNumber 29750 (Claasen, DateDeath 1987-11-09) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "85918027BG". Left as an unresolved collision otherwise -- this correction is specific to this one PDF-confirmed case, not a general claim this record's other data is wrong.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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