ref. 85 years of SAAF
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 73487209BG cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "JOUBERT, JOHANNES JACOBUS" (PTE, Sterf 07 07 80), matching PersonNumber 30935 (Joubert, DateDeath 1980-07-07) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "73487209BG". 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 ("Johannes Jacobus") was copied from the unrelated neighbouring record PersonNumber 30935 ("Joubert, Johannes Jacobus", initials J J) -- this record's own stored initials (L) don't match "Johannes Jacobus" at all. Confirmed by the existing 25 Aug 2026 SN CORRECTION note on this record, which already identified PersonNumber 30935 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 "1 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: gives Age 24 against this record's 22. This record has no date of birth, so there is nothing to adjudicate with. Flagged, not changed.
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