Identity
Person No.
32242
Service No.
81539538PE
Last Name
First Name
Kenneth Arthur
Initials
K A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
50
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in a Military Aircraft Accident, crashed near Port Elizabeth, in Aloutte III #616. Maj. Ken Newman (50) made an emergency radio call before his Allouette III crashed in dense bushes in Sea View, Port Elizabeth. Two passengers, Flt.-Sgt. Mike Bottom (
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Major
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SANDF 1,025
South African National Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
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Unit History
Part of
Notes
He started his flying career in Zimbabwe and later flew for the Ciskei Air Force. He was based in Port Elizabeth for the last 6 years. He was divorced
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "22 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 "Air Force" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Air Force".
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