Identity
Person No.
30831
Old ROH no.
634
Service No.
73260788PE
Last Name
First Name
Otto Carel
Initials
O C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, Atlas AM3C Bosbok #950, at Ondangua, while over flying over an Army column, pilot decided to do a quick stall turn at low level for the troops, failed to recover and crashed nearby
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,830
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mrs. M. M. Janse van Rensburg. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "42 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- 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 11 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
On 10 Jul 82 Lt Van Rensburg was the pilot of Bosbok 950 that crashed near Oshigambo in SWA. Both Lt Van Rensburg and passenger CO A G Roux were killed Johan Meyer
Dedications
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