Identity
Person No.
31623
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Petrus
Initials
M J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6528, crashed Port Elizabeth airport
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
T / Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
Cleared stolen ServiceNo 74767146BG (belongs to Maritz J.P. PN 31622, 3 SAI, 1979-08-18; this record is 17 Squadron Ventura 6528, 1959-12-04).
5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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