Identity
Person No.
32948
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
John Phillip Ferreira
Initials
J P F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, AT-6 Harvard Mk IIA #7465, dived into the ground near the Delmas Road with tail trim fully forward (nose heavy)
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Mechanic
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
CFS Dunnottar 10
Formerly
Central Flying School
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
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). Graham age 20 (ROH 22). This record had stolen ServiceNo 77389005PE (Sieberhagen PN 32947, 1999).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Aug 2026: CFS Dunnottar, Harvard 7465 Delmas Road (Pupil Pilot; ROH Air Mechanic / age 22).
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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