ref. 85 years of SAAF
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Aug 2026: two CFS Dunnottar pupil pilots killed when Harvard Mk IIA 7465 dived into the ground near the Delmas Road with tail trim fully forward (nose heavy): Anthony Hall Meintjies, age 20; John Phillip Ferreira Siebert, age 20. ROH has both as Air Mechanic, crash near Springs; Meintjies DateDeath 1951-08-03 (Graham 04 Aug). This record had stolen ServiceNo 93652550PV (Mehethwa PN 31846, 1997).
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" 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.
Awarded while a Captain in 1 Recce Regiment on 28 October 1977
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