Identity
Person No.
29889
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Richard Ian
Initials
R I
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
51
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SANDF 1,019
South African National Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Notes
Husband of Mrs. Jackie Culpin, and father of Ian and Ashleigh Culpan, of Benoni. Previous service in Rhodesian Air Force. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 81131104BG cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "CROWLEY, FRANCOIS" (PTE, Sterf 02 06 89), matching PersonNumber 29888 (Crowley, DateDeath 1989-06-02) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "81131104BG". 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.
Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories
No stories have been added yet.
Dedications
No dedications have been added yet.