ref. 85 years of SAAF
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.
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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