Identity
Person No.
29943
Old ROH no.
288
Service No.
01248483
Last Name
First Name
Herman Alan
Initials
H A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, Canadair CL13B Sabre #353 crashed near Pilansberg during a routine training flight
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
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
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mrs. S. L. Day, of Johannesburg. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "1 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 5 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Lieutenant Day was a Sabre pilot who crashed his aircraft in the Pilanesberg in the vicinity of where Sun City was to be built. Newspaper clipping can be provided if necessary.
Dedications
No dedications have been added yet.