Identity
Person No.
32196
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Tshepo J
Initials
T J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Aircraft Accident. Cessna Caravan C208 crashed near Misty Mountain Lodge in the Long Tom Pass, Mpumalanga, while busy with a training flight
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Major
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SANDF 1,019
South African National Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
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Unit History
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Notes
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Research notes
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 73560344BA cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "NEETHLING, BAREND HERMANUS" (GNR, Sterf 17 12 75), matching PersonNumber 32195 (Neethling, DateDeath 1975-12-17) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "73560344BA". 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.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "41 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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