Identity
Person No.
32418
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Robert Christian
Initials
R C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, crashed in mountain above Miller's Point, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6491
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Police
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mr. R. H. Palk, of Pretoria. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 96202726PV cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "PAKADE, THEMBALETHU ALFRED" (RFN, Sterf 23 11 96), matching PersonNumber 32417 (Pakade, DateDeath 1996-11-23) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "96202726PV". 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 "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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