Identity
Person No.
30192
Service No.
98192958PW
Last Name
First Name
Gert Willem Diederik (derik)
Initials
G W D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, in Atlas MB326M Impala Mk I #530. On a low-level tactical navigation flight when Impala apparently developed mechanical problems. Could have been caused by a bird strike that could have led to engine failure. Crashed at Krokodilpoort (between Nelspruit and Malelane) on the N4 highway. The pilots tried to save their aircraft but had to eject, too late. Crashed into the truck of Mr. Enoch Nkosi. Mr. Cornelius Johannes Steenkamp, a cargo truck driver from Kempton Park, witnessed the accident
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SANDF 1,019
South African National Defence Force
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Lt. Duvenhage obtained his wings in December 2002. Lt. Duvenhage had recently flown his first solo in the Impala and was busy with operational training. Lt. Derek Duvenhage's girlfriend of 5 years was Janine Coetzee (22). They met at Hoerskool Waterkloof, where he was in the school cadets. After school he joined the SAAF, she studied medicine at the University of Pretoria. He was buried in Krugersdorp, where his parents lived
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