Identity
Person No.
33017
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Ivan Griffith
Initials
I G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, struck an unknown object, in flight, causing the cowling to foul the propeller and crashed at Doornkop, south of Roodepoort, in AT-6 Harvard #7046
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
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Unit History
Part of
Notes
ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 79429882BG cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "SMITH, HENDRIK JACOBUS" (RFN, Sterf 17 02 84), matching PersonNumber 33016 (Smith, DateDeath 1984-02-17) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "79429882BG". 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 "28 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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