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Identity
Person No.
31134
Service No.
86471950PS
Last Name
Koster 1
First Name
Petrus Jacobus
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1970 (±1 yr) 209
Age at Death
30
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Regiment
South African Air Force 3,509
Unit
2 Sqdn. 133
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Date of Death
27 November 2000 98
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,519
Killed in aircraft accident, crashed at AFB Louis Trichardt in the Northern Province, in Atlas Cheetah C #358. Made no distress call and did not eject. Apparently the aircraft was on finals for landing when it flipped over on its back and crashed
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Limpopo 185
Cemetery
VAALWATER CEMETERY 1
Additional Information
Notes

Husband of Mrs. Corrie A. Koster. ref. 85 years of SAAF. He was on a routine test flight. He was one of the squadron's aerobatic pilots and had taken part in various air shows. Capt. Koster would have left the SAAF in mid-December to take a flying job in

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #31134