Identity
Person No.
33180
Old ROH no.
1867
Service No.
76011261PE
Last Name
First Name
Elna Susan
Initials
E S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Rank
Candidate Officer
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Bike Squad
Defence Force
SADF 3,263
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,738
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, crashed in SWA/Namibia, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6851. Swart was a young woman who decided to accompany two pilots on a routine mission in Dakota #6851 but, unfortunately, something went wrong and the plane crashed killing all 3 occupants
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Notes
Daughter of Brigadier C. J. Swart, of Pretoria. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 1
I was serving at AFB Grootfontein as a SAAF Regimental Policeman when this accident occurred. CO Swart, a very pretty young woman I remember, decided to accompany two pilots on a routine mission in a Dakota but, unfortunately, something went wrong and the plane crashed killing all 3 occupants. If I recall correctly, CO Swart's father was a SAAF Brigadier at the time. Dave Mason, Bangkok, Thailand. doffdave@yahoo.co.uk Dave Mason
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