ref. 85 years of SAAF
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 82702705PP cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "HUGHES, RAYMOND RODERICK" (LT, Sterf 06 05 82), matching PersonNumber 30761 (Hughes, DateDeath 1982-05-06) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "82702705PP". 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.
FirstName contamination fixed 31 Aug 2026 (systemic full-table scan): FirstName ("Raymond Roderick") was copied from the unrelated neighbouring record PersonNumber 30761 ("Hughes, Raymond Roderick", initials R R) -- this record's own stored initials (D J) don't match "Raymond Roderick" at all. Confirmed by the existing 25 Aug 2026 SN CORRECTION note on this record, which already identified PersonNumber 30761 as the true owner of this record's copied ServiceNo via the same external source. Cleared back to unknown rather than guessed.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "6 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Air Force".
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