Identity
Person No.
32573
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Nicolaas Francois (nino)
Initials
N F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, engine failure, crashed near Swartkop, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXE #5622
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"D" Squadron
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
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Unit History
Part of
Notes
ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 64135395BT cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "PRETORIUS, NICOLAAS" (RFN, Sterf 01 02 76), matching PersonNumber 32572 (Pretorius, DateDeath 1976-02-01) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "64135395BT". 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 "1 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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