Identity
Person No.
29860
Old ROH no.
262
Service No.
68436005PM
Last Name
First Name
John Harold
Initials
J H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, near Nottingham Road, in Atlas MB326M Impala Mk I #563. Accident occurred 1 km north of village on the farm "Breezie Brae". Aircraft hit the trees on top of a hill
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
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
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mr. P. H. T. Cox, of Pinelands
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "5 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
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 8 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
John Harold Cox was stationed as a pilot on Impala light fighter aircraft at 5 Squadron, Air Force Base Durban (5 Sqn, AFB DBN). On 10 Nov 75 he was en route on a low-level flight from Durban to Bloemfontein (AFB Bloemspruit) where 5 Sqn were scheduled to do a Weapons Camp at the De Wet Bombing Range. The weather was bad and when they departed from Durban and deteriorated gradually as they progressed on route. Unfortunately they flew into the ground near Nottingham Road. He had a passenger in the back seat, a Corporal (name not known). Both were keilled when the Impala Mk1 struck the ground Anton Kriegler
Dedications
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