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Identity
Person No.
31607
Old ROH no.
895
Service No.
71358170PE
Last Name
Mare 20
First Name
Philip Michael Dietlof
Initials
P M D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1956 (±1 yr) 383
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
01 June 1978 139
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,514
Died in aircraft accident, on a flight out of Port Elizabeth. The canopy hinge of his Impala broke resulting in the locking mechanism impacting his helmet and either rendering him unconscious or killing him instantly. This occurred at approx. 11,000 AGL and terminated in an almost vertical impact with the ground on the farm "Welgevonden", between Steytlerville and Uitenhage, in Atlas MB326M Impala Mk I #465
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
6 Squadron 14
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,830
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,873
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY 592
Grave Reference
Grave 981 1
Coordinates
-25.78214, 28.12179 OSM
Memorial
1978 SAA (Hitchens–Human, Wolmarans) to 1979 SAA (Akaando–Djolomien, Maarman–Saal)
Names on 1978-1979 SAA Hitchens-Saal
Memorial
SADF Wall of Remembrance
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Voortrekker Monument, Eeufees Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Coordinates
-25.77639, 28.17583 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
1978-1979 SAA Hitchens-Saal
On the panel
1978 Air Force. 6th name (Maré P.M.D.)
Unit History
Part of
Rhodesian Air Force - Squadrons
Notes

Son of Dr. S. S. Mare, of Waterkloof Park, Pretoria.

Research notes

SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Hitchens–Human, Wolmarans) to 1979 SAA (Akaando–Djolomien, Maarman–Saal)". 1978 Air Force. 6th name (Maré P.M.D.).
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 "Navy" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Air Force". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.

Citations
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External References
Stories 1
on 27 October 2004 · via source
My brother was killed accidentally whilst on a flight out of Port Elizabeth - 6 Squadron. The canopy hinge of his Impala Mk 1 broke resulting in the locking mechanism impacting his helmet and either rendering him unconcious or killing him instantly. This occurred at approx. 11,000 AGL and terminated in an almost vertical impact with the ground between Steytlerville and Uitenhage. A tragic loss at the age of 22. Unknown
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